The unprecedented crossover underscores his personal efforts to combat “grade inflation.”
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:
11319
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1105
Coin Date:
1868
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10916
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1868 $1 BG-1105 MS
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1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS62 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (2/0)....
$1,080
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS63 Prooflike NGC. ...
$870
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,200
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS61 NGC. ...
$891
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS60 PCGS. ...
$805
$575
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. . PCGS Population (2/34). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10916)...
$632
1868 $1 BG-1105
$468
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/18). ...
$720
1868 Cal. Gold $1 NGC MS63DPL (BG-1105)
$1,850
1868 Cal. Gold $1 PCGS MS64 (BG-1105 OGH)
$2,525
$1,208
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4,--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. Unc Details. NGC Census: (0/3). PCGS Popul...
$150
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, AU55 PCGS....
$552
1868 Cal. Gold $1 PCGS MS62 ((BG-1105))
$970
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,092
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS64 ICG. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (8/0). (#10916)...
$748
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. Bright yellow-gold surfaces display crimson and sky-blue ...
$1,150
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, R.6 MS60 PCGS....
$920
1868 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1105, High R.4 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population (14/19). From The E...
$540
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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