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:
11146
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-518
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
5
PCGS #:
10495
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Coin Value History
1853 $1 BG-518 MS
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1853 $1 BG-518 MS
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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/4). PCGS Population: (3/19). MS61. ...
$960
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/7 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (3/1 and 0/0+). M...
$1,324
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS63 NGC. ...
$1,800
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, AU58 PCGS. ...
$949
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/24). NGC Census: (1/3). (#10495)...
$690
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5,--Cleaning--PCGS Genuine. (#10495)...
$348
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$3,738
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, --Plugged--NCS. AU Details,. PCGS Population (2/28). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$126
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5--Bent--NCS. UNC Details. Deeply toned with bright, semi-prooflike surfaces ...
$759
$1,552
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/7). NGC Census: (1/1). (#10495)...
$2,012
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS63 NGC. ...
$1,495
1853 $1 BG-518
$489
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$4,600
Cal Gold: 1853 $1 BG-518 PCGS MS62
$1,840
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS63 NGC. ...
$1,495
1853 $1 BG-518
$440
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/6). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10495)...
$2,012
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,840
1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-518, R.5, MS62 NGC. A difficult to find Period One octagonal dollar variety, certain...
$1,725
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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