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$1 Gold, Proof (1849–1889) us

$1 Gold, Proof Values

Greysheet & Red Book® PRICE GUIDE

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the $1 Gold, Proof (1849–1889) series of Pre-1933 Gold Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 131 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,600.00 and $800,000.00.

Although production of proof gold dollars did not begin until the type 3 issues in 1856, there are a few proofs known dating back to 1849, and they are quite rare.
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1849 G$1 No L PR
$400,000 - $475,000
1850 G$1 PR
$175,000 - $420,000
1854 G$1 Type 2 PR
$260,000 - $480,000
1855 G$1 PR
$80,000 - $440,000
$9,250 - $72,000
$55,000 - $78,000
$65,000 - $138,000
$7,000 - $48,000
$24,000 - $52,000
$30,000 - $62,000
$7,000 - $43,200
Sponsor APMEX
$22,000 - $52,800
$25,000 - $81,600
$2,600 - $26,400
$3,575 - $29,040
$7,000 - $42,000
$2,400 - $21,000
$6,200 - $24,000
$18,000 - $30,000
$4,000 - $40,000
$4,840 - $48,000
$6,050 - $52,800
$2,400 - $28,800
$4,200 - $32,400
$7,000 - $55,200
$2,400 - $18,000
Sponsor eBay
$3,960 - $19,800
$4,200 - $21,780
$2,600 - $18,000
$4,950 - $19,800
$5,445 - $21,780
$4,000 - $36,000
$15,000 - $48,000
$44,000 - $72,000
$2,400 - $22,000
$5,520 - $26,400
$13,000 - $57,500
$5,400 - $30,000
$7,000 - $36,000
$18,000 - $46,000
$2,500 - $15,500
Sponsor Great Collections
$4,675 - $17,050
$5,143 - $18,755
$2,500 - $14,500
$4,675 - $15,950
$5,143 - $17,545
$2,400 - $24,000
$3,960 - $26,400
$4,000 - $29,040
$2,400 - $24,000
$6,000 - $45,600
$28,000 - $57,600
$2,400 - $25,000
$4,125 - $27,500
$4,538 - $40,800
$5,250 - $40,000
Sponsor David Lawrence Rare Coins
$9,900 - $44,000
$10,890 - $48,400
$3,700 - $25,200
$7,150 - $28,800
$12,500 - $19,200
$8,250 - $37,500
$11,275 - $41,250
$12,403 - $45,375
$2,400 - $22,000
$3,960 - $24,200
$4,000 - $26,620
$5,750 - $24,000
$8,000 - $27,000
$8,600 - $33,600
$2,400 - $22,000
Sponsor Heritage Auctions
$3,960 - $24,200
$4,000 - $26,620
$4,600 - $24,000
$9,000 - $31,200
$9,900 - $34,320
$4,250 - $30,000
1880 G$1 PR CAM
$6,250 - $36,000
$6,900 - $38,400
$2,400 - $28,000
$3,960 - $30,800
$4,000 - $33,880
$1,600 - $15,500
$2,750 - $15,840
$4,000 - $22,200
$1,600 - $15,500
1883 G$1 PR CAM
$2,750 - $15,840
$4,000 - $22,200
$1,600 - $15,500
$2,750 - $15,840
$4,000 - $22,200
$1,600 - $15,500
$2,750 - $15,840
$4,000 - $22,200
$1,600 - $15,500
$2,750 - $15,840
$4,000 - $22,200
$1,600 - $15,500
$2,750 - $15,840
$4,000 - $22,200
$1,600 - $15,500
$2,750 - $15,840
$4,000 - $22,200
1889 G$1 PR CAM
$2,750 - $15,840
1889 G$1 PR DCAM
$4,000 - $22,200
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