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1870 $1 BG-1205

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
VF30 $1,020.00
VF35 $1,150.00
XF40 $1,250.00
XF45 $1,310.00
AU50 $1,440.00
AU53 $1,500.00
AU55 $1,560.00
AU58 $1,620.00
MS60 $1,880.00
MS61 $2,190.00
MS62 $2,500.00
MS63 $3,750.00
MS64 $5,310.00

Apr Data

47 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-64 PL (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 8,993 04/01/2011
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-64 PL (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 7,208 11/05/2010
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 5,951 04/01/2011
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 55 Ira & Larry Goldberg 5,520 02/16/2001
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. "Lantern-Jawed" or "Goofy" Liberty Head. MS-64 PL (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 5,506 08/10/2012
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. The popular Goofy Head design, which provides a change of 61 HA 4,600 06/03/2006
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 NGC. The popular "goofy" head variety. Generally nicely struck, 61 HA 3,738 05/12/2007
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. 61 HA 3,680 11/06/2004
    1870 $1 BG-1205 58 HA 3,680 10/04/2001
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 61 Ira & Larry Goldberg 3,450 09/09/2009
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/3). PCGS Population (8/5). (#10950) 61 HA 3,105 11/20/2007
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. MS-61 PL (NGC). 61 Stacks Bowers 2,976 04/01/2011
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 NGC. 61 HA 2,932 02/26/2005
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 NGC. 61 HA 2,760 08/12/2007
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 NGC. 61 HA 2,646 01/12/2008
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 58 Superior 2,645 01/02/2006
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 58 Superior 2,530 10/01/2001
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU53 53 HA 2,472 09/11/2004
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 NGC. 61 HA 2,232 04/27/2014
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS62 Prooflike NGC. 62 HA 2,160 01/10/2020
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU53 PCGS. 53 HA 2,070 09/21/2008
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, MS61 NGC. 61 HA 1,880 08/09/2014
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU50 PCGS. 50 HA 1,880 01/12/2014
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU58 NGC. 58 HA 1,840 03/31/2009
    1870 $1 BG-1205 61 HA 1,760 01/04/1995
    1870 $1 BG-1205 61 HA 1,650 07/30/1994
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 55 Ira & Larry Goldberg 1,645 01/25/2015
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. 55 HA 1,645 08/09/2014
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 53 Stacks Bowers 1,610 02/26/2008
    1870 $1 BG-1205 61 HA 1,595 07/30/1994
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). OGH. 58 Stacks Bowers 1,587 08/19/2011
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU58 NGC. 58 HA 1,560 04/27/2018
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 58 Stacks Bowers 1,552 01/26/2011
    1870 $1 "Goofy" Head Round One Dollar, AU55 PCGS. BG-1205, High R.4. 55 HA 1,528 04/27/2014
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/26). NGC Census: (2/10). AU55. F 55 HA 1,500 03/21/2022
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 0 Scotsman 1,438 10/14/2016
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). 58 Stacks Bowers 1,292 03/31/2017
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 50 Ira & Larry Goldberg 1,265 05/30/2005
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, XF40 PCGS. 40 HA 1,265 01/08/2012
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (5/6). PCGS Population: (11/15). AU58. 58 HA 1,200 07/06/2022
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Lantern-Jawed "Goofy" Head. AU Details--Rim Filing (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,081 11/16/2012
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 30 Bonham's 819 08/31/2014
    1870 BG-1205 $1 MS 50 Superior 797 09/16/1996
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. Genuine--Filed Rims (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 646 11/01/2014
    1870 Round $1. BG-1205. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratches (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 504 08/07/2020
    1870 $1 --Scratched--Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4, NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/5). PCGS Population (5/2 50 HA 405 01/08/2007
    1870 $1 Goofy Head Round 1 Dollar, BG-1205, High R.4,--Damaged--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/6). PCGS Population (5/29). 50 HA 230 03/19/2007
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 10950
      Coin Date: 1870
      Denomination (Short): $1
      Denomination (Long): One dollar
      Variety: BG-1205
      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 #: 10950
      NGC ID: 2C44
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