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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:
11200
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-508
Coin Date:
1854
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10485
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Coin Value History
1854 $1 BG-508 MS
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1854 $1 BG-508 MS
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1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/5). NGC Census: (2/1). MS63. ...
$1,320
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. ...
$3,720
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS61 NGC. ...
$780
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/18). NGC Census: (5/3). ...
$1,260
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, AU53 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (8/70 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/12...
$552
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/51). NGC Census: (1/11). ...
$720
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (1/11). PCGS Population: (3/76)....
$312
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/41). NGC Census: (1/9). ...
$999
$483
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS65 Prooflike NGC. ...
$4,600
1854 $1 BG-508
$990
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,624
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/1). NGC Census: (2/1). (#10485)...
$4,025
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-713, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/14). PCGS Population: (0/79)....
$264
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. ...
$1,440
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/57). NGC Census: (0/13). (#10485)...
$690
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. This Period One piece has pale greenish-gold color and a f...
$748
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/40). NGC Census: (1/9). ...
$494
$2,350
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-508, High R.4 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/6). PCGS Population (5/33). From The Elb...
$881
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-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
1853 $1 BG-516 MS
Worth: $20,000 – $20,000
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