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1853 $1 BG-531

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AU50 $552.00
AU53 $585.00
AU55 $650.00
AU58 $715.00
MS60 $812.00
MS61 $878.00
MS62 $1,020.00
MS63 $1,380.00
MS64 $1,880.00

Apr Data

62 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU55 PCGS. 55 HA 719 11/07/2003
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. 62 HA 1,265 01/10/2004
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. 62 HA 1,322 05/08/2004
    1853 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS63 PCGS. 63 HA 1,710 06/01/2004
    1853 BG-531 $1 MS 62 Superior 1,265 01/11/2005
    1853 BG-531 $1 MS 62 Superior 1,380 03/31/2005
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS60 PCGS. Very similar to BG-530, the first star is closer to the bust tr 60 HA 920 05/07/2005
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. A well struck and lustrous canary-gold representative. The port 62 HA 1,265 01/07/2006
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. Delicate slide marks confirm a momentary encounter with circula 58 HA 748 02/11/2006
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/4). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10508) 62 HA 1,380 04/23/2006
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. A needle-sharp piece that reveals honey and yellow-gold colors 62 HA 1,380 06/03/2006
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS61 PCGS. A needle-sharp piece that reveals olive-gold shades when it is 61 HA 1,035 06/03/2006
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU50 NCS. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (3/83). (#10508) 50 HA 345 10/30/2006
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS63 PCGS. A flashy honey-gold example that possesses an occasional blush 63 HA 2,760 01/06/2007
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. A well struck Period One gold piece whose bright fields show mi 62 HA 1,092 06/02/2007
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/4). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10508) 62 HA 1,265 07/03/2007
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. 62 HA 1,035 11/30/2007
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU55 PCGS. 55 HA 632 03/07/2008
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/5). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10508) 62 HA 1,064 03/23/2008
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population (18/60). (#10508) 55 HA 632 08/03/2008
    Cal Gold: 1853 $1 BG-531 PCGS AU53 53 David Lawrence Rare Coins 656 09/01/2008
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. 58 HA 805 09/21/2008
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS63 PCGS. 63 HA 2,358 12/06/2008
    Cal Gold: 1853 $1 PCGS AU53 OGH (BG-531) 53 David Lawrence Rare Coins 727 05/18/2009
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population (17/5). (#10508) 62 HA 949 05/24/2009
    1853 BG-531 $1 MS 62 Ira & Larry Goldberg 1,754 09/09/2009
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS64 NGC. 64 HA 3,335 10/24/2009
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4--Obverse Scratched--NCS. AU Details. 50 HA 230 01/09/2011
    1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 992 08/19/2011
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/33). NGC Census: (5/4). (#10508) 58 HA 696 01/08/2012
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. 58 HA 748 02/05/2012
    1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-58 (NGC). 58 Stacks Bowers 628 03/23/2012
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS61 NGC. 61 HA 748 06/03/2012
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/2). PCGS Population (19/5). 62 HA 1,528 06/07/2015
    1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS). 61 Stacks Bowers 646 04/01/2016
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/4). PCGS Population: (9/24). From The Twel 61 HA 1,175 10/05/2016
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/6). NGC Census: (2/2). 62 HA 941 01/09/2017
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/26). NGC Census: (6/4). From The Sol 61 HA 589 01/09/2017
    1853 BG-531 $1 MS 58 Ira & Larry Goldberg 500 02/13/2017
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/6). NGC Census: (2/2). 62 HA 999 04/30/2017
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS Gold Shield. 62 HA 870 02/01/2019
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/8 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (3/2 and 0/0+). 62 HA 960 04/28/2019
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 NGC. 62 HA 750 10/15/2020
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, MS62 NGC. 62 HA 720 10/15/2020
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/42). NGC Census: (8/13). AU58. 58 HA 630 01/13/2021
    1853 Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 900 04/01/2021
    1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-531, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/45). NGC Census: (8/14). AU58. 58 HA 600 04/07/2021
    1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 720 08/19/2021
    1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). 58 Stacks Bowers 780 06/07/2023
    1853-N Octagonal $1. BG-531. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC). 63 Stacks Bowers 1,080 11/21/2023
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 10508
      Coin Date: 1853
      Denomination (Short): $1
      Denomination (Long): One dollar
      Variety: BG-531
      Desg: MS
      Composition: Gold
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
      Coinage Years: 1853-1876
      Edge: Plain
      General Notes: 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.
      PCGS #: 10508
      NGC ID: 2BLW
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