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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:
11198
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-506
Coin Date:
1854
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
7
PCGS #:
10483
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Coin Value History
1854 $1 BG-506 MS
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1854 $1 BG-506 MS
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(No Date) $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-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
1853 $1 BG-516 MS
Worth: $20,000 – $20,000
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-506, R.7, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). ...
$10,200
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-506, R.7, MS63 NGC. ...
$7,500
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-506, R.7, XF45 PCGS. ...
$2,760
1854-FD Octagonal $1. BG-506. Rarity-7. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS).
$3,840
1854 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-506, R.7, MS63 NGC. ...
$15,000
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