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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Dollar (1853–1872) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 95 distinct entries with CPG® values between $185.00 and $34,000.00. Issued in round and octagonal shapes and three denominations of 25-cents, 50-cents, and one-dollar. These small gold issues

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Dollar (1853–1872) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 95 distinct entries with CPG® values between $185.00 and $34,000.00.

Issued in round and octagonal shapes and three denominations of 25-cents, 50-cents, and one-dollar. These small gold issues are intricate miniatures of large gold coins yet no bigger than the size of a fingernail, and were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 590 different varieties of the three denominations cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.

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Undated $1 BG-501, Humbert Eagle MS
Value Range: $2,250 - $13,500
$2,250 - $13,500
1853 $1 BG-503 MS
Value Range: $14,500 - $34,000
$14,500 - $34,000
1854 $1 BG-504 MS
Value Range: $2,500 - $8,700
$2,500 - $8,700
1853 $1 BG-505 MS
Value Range: $500 - $3,000
$500 - $3,000
1854 $1 BG-506 MS
Value Range: $2,600 - $16,500
$2,600 - $16,500
1854 $1 BG-507 MS
Value Range: $1,000 - $6,500
$1,000 - $6,500
1854 $1 BG-508 MS
Value Range: $400 - $3,000
$400 - $3,000
1854 $1 BG-509 MS
Value Range: $750 - $6,000
$750 - $6,000
1854 $1 BG-510 MS
Value Range: $450 - $5,500
$450 - $5,500
1855/4 $1 BG-511 MS
Value Range: $440 - $2,000
$440 - $2,000
1856 $1 BG-512 MS
Value Range: $7,000 - $7,000
$7,000 - $7,000
1853 $1 BG-514 MS
Value Range: $600 - $3,250
$600 - $3,250

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1853 $1 BG-516 MS
Value Range: $20,000 - $20,000
$20,000 - $20,000
1853 $1 BG-518 MS
Value Range: $550 - $2,200
$550 - $2,200
1853 $1 BG-519 MS
Value Range: $400 - $1,800
$400 - $1,800
1853 $1 BG-521 MS
Value Range: $19,000 - $19,000
$19,000 - $19,000
1853 $1 BG-522 MS
Value Range: $4,750 - $4,750
$4,750 - $4,750
1853 $1 BG-523 MS
Value Range: $500 - $1,400
$500 - $1,400
1853 $1 BG-524 MS
Value Range: $700 - $3,000
$700 - $3,000
1853 $1 BG-525 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $5,000
$1,400 - $5,000
1853 $1 BG-526 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $4,600
$1,750 - $4,600
1854 $1 BG-528 MS
Value Range: $1,000 - $4,000
$1,000 - $4,000
1854 $1 BG-529 MS
Value Range: $15,000 - $15,000
$15,000 - $15,000

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1853 $1 BG-530 MS
Value Range: $375 - $1,600
$375 - $1,600
1853 $1 BG-531 MS
Value Range: $425 - $1,500
$425 - $1,500
1854 $1 BG-532 MS
Value Range: $450 - $2,800
$450 - $2,800
1855 $1 BG-533 MS
Value Range: $475 - $4,500
$475 - $4,500
1854 $1 BG-534 MS
Value Range: $4,000 - $6,000
$4,000 - $6,000
1854 $1 BG-603 MS
Value Range: $7,500 - $7,500
$7,500 - $7,500
1854 $1 BG-605 MS
Value Range: $6,500 - $12,000
$6,500 - $12,000
1859 $1 BG-1101 MS
Value Range: $12,500 - $12,500
$12,500 - $12,500
1860 $1 BG-1102 MS
Value Range: $375 - $2,500
$375 - $2,500

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1871 $1 BG-1104 MS
Value Range: $450 - $5,000
$450 - $5,000
1868 $1 BG-1105 MS
Value Range: $400 - $1,100
$400 - $1,100
1869 $1 BG-1106 MS
Value Range: $460 - $2,750
$460 - $2,750
1870 $1 BG-1107 MS
Value Range: $750 - $3,500
$750 - $3,500
1870 $1 BG-1108 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $2,500
$1,400 - $2,500
1871 $1 BG-1109 MS
Value Range: $425 - $2,500
$425 - $2,500
1874 $1 BG-1110 MS
Value Range: $1,650 - $2,600
$1,650 - $2,600
1875 $1 BG-1112 MS
Value Range: $450 - $1,600
$450 - $1,600
1876 $1 BG-1113 MS
Value Range: $5,000 - $5,000
$5,000 - $5,000
1876 $1 BG-1114 MS
Value Range: $3,500 - $3,750
$3,500 - $3,750
1876 $1 BG-1115 MS
Value Range: $1,900 - $4,500
$1,900 - $4,500
1876 $1 BG-1116 MS
Value Range: $1,500 - $3,000
$1,500 - $3,000
1876 $1 BG-1117 MS
Value Range: $6,000 - $7,500
$6,000 - $7,500

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1876 $1 BG-1117A MS
Value Range: $6,500 - $6,500
$6,500 - $6,500
1870 $1 BG-1118 MS
Value Range: $450 - $1,300
$450 - $1,300
1872 $1 BG-1119 MS
Value Range: $1,250 - $2,400
$1,250 - $2,400
1872 $1 BG-1120 MS
Value Range: $650 - $3,500
$650 - $3,500
1873/2 $1 BG-1121 MS
Value Range: $1,000 - $2,750
$1,000 - $2,750
1873/2 $1 BG-1122 MS
Value Range: $600 - $4,500
$600 - $4,500
1873 $1 BG-1123 MS
Value Range: $450 - $5,000
$450 - $5,000
1874 $1 BG-1124 MS
Value Range: $550 - $2,500
$550 - $2,500
1875 $1 BG-1125 MS
Value Range: $450 - $2,100
$450 - $2,100
1875 $1 BG-1126 MS
Value Range: $650 - $4,500
$650 - $4,500
1875 $1 BG-1127 MS
Value Range: $450 - $1,400
$450 - $1,400
1876/5 $1 BG-1128 MS
Value Range: $450 - $2,200
$450 - $2,200
1876/5 $1 BG-1128 MS PL
Value Range: $1,650 - $1,650
$1,650 - $1,650
1876/5 $1 BG-1129 MS
Value Range: $450 - $4,000
$450 - $4,000
1871 $1 BG-1201 MS
Value Range: $1,500 - $3,000
$1,500 - $3,000
1870 $1 BG-1202 MS
Value Range: $850 - $1,500
$850 - $1,500

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1870 $1 BG-1203 MS
Value Range: $1,200 - $7,500
$1,200 - $7,500
1871 $1 BG-1204 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $7,500
$1,400 - $7,500
1870 $1 BG-1205 MS
Value Range: $800 - $4,250
$800 - $4,250
1872 $1 BG-1206 MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $3,500
$2,000 - $3,500
1872 $1 BG-1207 MS
Value Range: $850 - $5,000
$850 - $5,000
1872 $1 BG-1208 MS
Value Range: $1,500 - $4,000
$1,500 - $4,000
1857 $1 BG-1301 MS
Value Range: $375 - $480
$375 - $480
1857 $1 BG-1301A, Restrike MS
Value Range: $210.00 - $360
$210.00 - $360
1855 $1 BG-1302 MS
Value Range: $960 - $960
$960 - $960
1868 $1 BG-1303 MS
Value Range: $220.00 - $425
$220.00 - $425
1854 $1 BG-1304 MS
Value Range: $375 - $1,200
$375 - $1,200
1854 $1 BG-1304A, Restrike MS
Value Range: $185.00 - $280
$185.00 - $280
1858 $1 BG-1306 MS
Value Range: $350 - $350
$350 - $350
1863 $1 BG-1307 MS
Value Range: $500 - $650
$500 - $650
1863 $1 BG-1307A, Restrike MS
Value Range: $215.00 - $260
$215.00 - $260

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1858 $1 BG-1323 MS
Value Range: $850 - $850
$850 - $850

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