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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:
11652
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-511
Coin Date:
1855/4
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10488
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Coin Value History
1855/4 $1 BG-511 MS
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1855/4 $1 BG-511 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
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
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Popu...
$1,281
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/5). NGC Census: (3/4). MS63. ...
$1,620
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/70). NGC Census: (0/35). AU50. ...
$528
"1855/4"-FD Octagonal $1. BG-511. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$1,320
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/39). NGC Census: (1/17). ...
$780
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/9). PCGS Population: (6/33)....
$1,292
"1855/4"-FD Octagonal $1. BG-511. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$1,998
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (1/23). PCGS Population (2/63). From The ...
$446
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (1/16). PCGS Population (2/68). (#10488)...
$352
$345
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. Substantial mint bloom is seen on this golden-brown Peri...
$805
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (14/42). NGC Census: (8/14). From...
$764
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (3/3). PCGS Population: (8/5). MS63. ...
$1,440
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/69). NGC Census: (0/28). ...
$480
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS62 NGC. A satiny, bright yellow-gold example, showing well-define...
$1,080
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS60 PCGS. Die State II, with Liberty's nose broken (as made) due t...
$978
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (4/8). PCGS Population (6/31). ...
$764
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, MS64 NGC. ...
$2,990
1855/4 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-511, High R.4, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/68). NGC Census: (1/16). (#10488)...
$382
1855/4 $1 BG-511
$586
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