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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 $240.00 and $41,000.00. 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 $240.00 and $41,000.00.

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: $2,800 - $16,000
$2,800 - $16,000
1853 $1 BG-503 MS
Value Range: $17,500 - $41,000
$17,500 - $41,000
1854 $1 BG-504 MS
Value Range: $3,150 - $11,000
$3,150 - $11,000
1853 $1 BG-505 MS
Value Range: $650 - $3,750
$650 - $3,750
1854 $1 BG-506 MS
Value Range: $3,250 - $20,000
$3,250 - $20,000
1854 $1 BG-507 MS
Value Range: $1,250 - $8,250
$1,250 - $8,250
1854 $1 BG-508 MS
Value Range: $525 - $3,750
$525 - $3,750
1854 $1 BG-509 MS
Value Range: $950 - $7,500
$950 - $7,500
1854 $1 BG-510 MS
Value Range: $575 - $7,000
$575 - $7,000
1855/4 $1 BG-511 MS
Value Range: $575 - $2,500
$575 - $2,500
1856 $1 BG-512 MS
Value Range: $8,750 - $8,750
$8,750 - $8,750
1853 $1 BG-514 MS
Value Range: $775 - $4,050
$775 - $4,050

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1853 $1 BG-516 MS
Value Range: $24,000 - $24,000
$24,000 - $24,000
1853 $1 BG-518 MS
Value Range: $725 - $2,750
$725 - $2,750
1853 $1 BG-519 MS
Value Range: $525 - $2,250
$525 - $2,250
1853 $1 BG-521 MS
Value Range: $23,000 - $23,000
$23,000 - $23,000
1853 $1 BG-522 MS
Value Range: $6,000 - $6,000
$6,000 - $6,000
1853 $1 BG-523 MS
Value Range: $650 - $1,750
$650 - $1,750
1853 $1 BG-524 MS
Value Range: $900 - $3,750
$900 - $3,750
1853 $1 BG-525 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $6,250
$1,750 - $6,250
1853 $1 BG-526 MS
Value Range: $2,200 - $5,750
$2,200 - $5,750
1854 $1 BG-528 MS
Value Range: $1,250 - $5,000
$1,250 - $5,000
1854 $1 BG-529 MS
Value Range: $18,000 - $18,000
$18,000 - $18,000

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1853 $1 BG-530 MS
Value Range: $490 - $2,000
$490 - $2,000
1853 $1 BG-531 MS
Value Range: $550 - $1,900
$550 - $1,900
1854 $1 BG-532 MS
Value Range: $575 - $3,500
$575 - $3,500
1855 $1 BG-533 MS
Value Range: $625 - $5,750
$625 - $5,750
1854 $1 BG-534 MS
Value Range: $5,000 - $7,500
$5,000 - $7,500
1854 $1 BG-603 MS
Value Range: $9,500 - $9,500
$9,500 - $9,500
1854 $1 BG-605 MS
Value Range: $8,250 - $14,500
$8,250 - $14,500
1859 $1 BG-1101 MS
Value Range: $15,000 - $15,000
$15,000 - $15,000
1860 $1 BG-1102 MS
Value Range: $490 - $3,150
$490 - $3,150

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1871 $1 BG-1104 MS
Value Range: $575 - $6,250
$575 - $6,250
1868 $1 BG-1105 MS
Value Range: $525 - $1,400
$525 - $1,400
1869 $1 BG-1106 MS
Value Range: $600 - $3,450
$600 - $3,450
1870 $1 BG-1107 MS
Value Range: $950 - $4,400
$950 - $4,400
1870 $1 BG-1108 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $3,150
$1,750 - $3,150
1871 $1 BG-1109 MS
Value Range: $550 - $3,150
$550 - $3,150
1874 $1 BG-1110 MS
Value Range: $2,050 - $3,250
$2,050 - $3,250
1875 $1 BG-1112 MS
Value Range: $575 - $2,000
$575 - $2,000
1876 $1 BG-1113 MS
Value Range: $6,250 - $6,250
$6,250 - $6,250
1876 $1 BG-1114 MS
Value Range: $4,400 - $4,700
$4,400 - $4,700
1876 $1 BG-1115 MS
Value Range: $2,400 - $5,750
$2,400 - $5,750
1876 $1 BG-1116 MS
Value Range: $1,900 - $3,750
$1,900 - $3,750
1876 $1 BG-1117 MS
Value Range: $7,500 - $9,500
$7,500 - $9,500

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1876 $1 BG-1117A MS
Value Range: $8,250 - $8,250
$8,250 - $8,250
1870 $1 BG-1118 MS
Value Range: $575 - $1,650
$575 - $1,650
1872 $1 BG-1119 MS
Value Range: $1,550 - $3,000
$1,550 - $3,000
1872 $1 BG-1120 MS
Value Range: $850 - $4,400
$850 - $4,400
1873/2 $1 BG-1121 MS
Value Range: $1,250 - $3,450
$1,250 - $3,450
1873/2 $1 BG-1122 MS
Value Range: $775 - $5,750
$775 - $5,750
1873 $1 BG-1123 MS
Value Range: $575 - $6,250
$575 - $6,250
1874 $1 BG-1124 MS
Value Range: $725 - $3,150
$725 - $3,150
1875 $1 BG-1125 MS
Value Range: $575 - $2,650
$575 - $2,650
1875 $1 BG-1126 MS
Value Range: $850 - $5,750
$850 - $5,750
1875 $1 BG-1127 MS
Value Range: $575 - $1,750
$575 - $1,750
1876/5 $1 BG-1128 MS
Value Range: $575 - $2,750
$575 - $2,750
1876/5 $1 BG-1128 MS PL
Value Range: $2,050 - $2,050
$2,050 - $2,050
1876/5 $1 BG-1129 MS
Value Range: $575 - $5,000
$575 - $5,000
1871 $1 BG-1201 MS
Value Range: $1,900 - $3,750
$1,900 - $3,750
1870 $1 BG-1202 MS
Value Range: $1,100 - $1,900
$1,100 - $1,900

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1870 $1 BG-1203 MS
Value Range: $1,500 - $9,500
$1,500 - $9,500
1871 $1 BG-1204 MS
Value Range: $1,750 - $9,500
$1,750 - $9,500
1870 $1 BG-1205 MS
Value Range: $1,000 - $5,250
$1,000 - $5,250
1872 $1 BG-1206 MS
Value Range: $2,500 - $4,400
$2,500 - $4,400
1872 $1 BG-1207 MS
Value Range: $1,100 - $6,250
$1,100 - $6,250
1872 $1 BG-1208 MS
Value Range: $1,900 - $5,000
$1,900 - $5,000
1857 $1 BG-1301 MS
Value Range: $490 - $625
$490 - $625
1857 $1 BG-1301A, Restrike MS
Value Range: $275 - $470
$275 - $470
1855 $1 BG-1302 MS
Value Range: $1,250 - $1,250
$1,250 - $1,250
1868 $1 BG-1303 MS
Value Range: $285 - $550
$285 - $550
1854 $1 BG-1304 MS
Value Range: $490 - $1,500
$490 - $1,500
1854 $1 BG-1304A, Restrike MS
Value Range: $240.00 - $365
$240.00 - $365
1858 $1 BG-1306 MS
Value Range: $455 - $455
$455 - $455
1863 $1 BG-1307 MS
Value Range: $650 - $850
$650 - $850
1863 $1 BG-1307A, Restrike MS
Value Range: $280 - $340
$280 - $340

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1858 $1 BG-1323 MS
Value Range: $1,100 - $1,100
$1,100 - $1,100

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