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Issued in round and octagonal shapes, California fractional gold issues were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 90 different varieties of the one-dollar denomination cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.
Catalog Information
GSID:
11507
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1124
Coin Date:
1874
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10935
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Coin Value History
1874 $1 BG-1124 MS
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1874 $1 BG-1124 MS
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1874 Octagonal $1. BG-1124. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-62 PL (NGC).
$915
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/2 and 0/0+). ...
$1,800
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/10). ...
$1,080
1874 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-1124. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-65 PL (NGC).
$1,320
1874 Cal. Gold $1 PCGS AU53 (BG-1124 OGH)
$650
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/51). NGC Census: (3/9). ...
$705
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (4/5). PCGS Population (9/37). From The Elb...
$617
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/63). NGC Census: (0/6). (#10935)...
$352
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/49). NGC Census: (1/8). (#10935)...
$632
$1,380
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (18/22). NGC Census: (4/4). MS62. ...
$960
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,998
1874 Octagonal $1. BG-1124. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-63 PL (NGC).
$1,058
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, MS65 PCGS. ...
$4,888
$604
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (3/9). PCGS Population (14/50). ...
$705
1874 Octagonal $1. BG-1124. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-61 (PCGS).
$617
$402
1874 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1124, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. ...
$1,150
1874 $1 BG-1124
$550
Undated $1 BG-501, Humbert Eagle MS
Worth: $2,250 – $13,500
1853 $1 BG-502 MS
1853 $1 BG-503 MS
Worth: $14,500 – $34,000
1854 $1 BG-504 MS
Worth: $2,500 – $8,700
1853 $1 BG-505 MS
Worth: $500 – $3,000
1854 $1 BG-506 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $16,500
1854 $1 BG-507 MS
Worth: $1,000 – $6,500
1854 $1 BG-508 MS
Worth: $400 – $3,000
1854 $1 BG-509 MS
Worth: $750 – $6,000
1854 $1 BG-510 MS
Worth: $450 – $5,500
1855/4 $1 BG-511 MS
Worth: $440 – $2,000
1856 $1 BG-512 MS
Worth: $7,000 – $7,000
1854 $1 BG-513 MS
1853 $1 BG-514 MS
Worth: $600 – $3,250
1853 $1 BG-515 MS
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