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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:
11361
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1203
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10948
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Coin Value History
1870 $1 BG-1203 MS
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1870 $1 BG-1203 MS
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1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/32). ...
$1,560
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (6/0). PCGS Population: (7/10). MS62. From Th...
$1,860
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/44 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (1/7 and 0/0+). ...
$750
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. ...
$1,469
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
$2,115
$764
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS60 PCGS. ...
$1,955
$8,625
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$5,462
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU Details. ...
$374
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS. ...
$1,410
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS62 NGC. ...
$1,920
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, XF45 PCGS. ...
$1,840
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. ...
$1,438
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. A suitably struck piece, only the O in DOLLAR is not crisply im...
$2,990
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS64 NGC....
$7,605
$8,337
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, Reverse Damaged, Improperly Cleaned, BG-1203, Low R.5, NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$748
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, AU55 NGC. ...
$2,185
1870 $1 Liberty Round 1 Dollar, BG-1203, Low R.5, MS62 NGC. ...
$2,160
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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