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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:
11538
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1125
Coin Date:
1875
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10936
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Coin Value History
1875 $1 BG-1125 MS
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1875 $1 BG-1125 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-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
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS66 Prooflike NGC. ...
$2,318
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/4). ...
$630
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/0). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$2,160
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/20). NGC Census: (2/0). ...
$1,200
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,500
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5,--Ex-Jewelry--ANACS. AU50 Details. NGC Census: (0/3). PCGS Population (...
$404
$1,265
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS61 PCGS. Some wispy slide marks are present in the fields, but this ...
$1,092
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/4). PCGS Population: (5/34). ...
$690
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$2,990
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. ...
$1,092
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS Secure. ...
$2,520
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5,--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/1). PCGS Populati...
$161
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$978
$978
$862
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$4,600
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (5/16). (#10936)...
$1,035
1875 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1125, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,762
Cal Gold: 1875 $1 BG-1125 PCGS MS62
$1,179
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