Name: 1853 $1 BG-514 MS
SKU: 11142

Gold: $4,059.07 | Silver: $51.69 | Platinum: $1,511.29 | Palladium: $995.03

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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: 11142

Strike Type: Business

Coin Shape: Octagonal

Edge: Plain

Variety: BG-514

Coin Date: 1853

Denomination: $1

Designation: MS

Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold

Coinage Years: 1853-1876

Composition: Gold

Rarity: H5

PCGS #: 10491

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Coin Value History

1853 $1 BG-514 MS

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1853 $1 BG-514 MS

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GSID:11142 PCGS:10491 Shop related

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Greysheet & CPG® Values by grade for 1853 $1 BG-514 MS
Grade	CPG Value (Retail)	Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS65	$4,050	$1,234
MS64	$2,500	$1,234
MS63	$1,234	$1,234
MS62	$1,234	$1,234
MS61	$1,234	$1,234
MS60	$1,234	$1,234
AU58	$1,234	$1,234
AU55	$1,234	$1,234

MS65

Wholesale

Greysheet Price $1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail) $4,050

MS64

Wholesale

Greysheet Price $1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail) $2,500

MS63

Wholesale

Greysheet Price$1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail)$1,234

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MS62

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Greysheet Price$1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail)$1,234

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MS61

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Greysheet Price$1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail)$1,234

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MS60

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Greysheet Price$1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail)$1,234

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AU58

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Greysheet Price$1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail)$1,234

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AU55

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Greysheet Price$1,234

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CPG (Retail)$1,234

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Auction Prices

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/32). ...

$960

Sold 7/21/2025

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1853-DERI Octagonal $1. BG-514. Rarity-5+. Liberty Head. AU Details--Scratch (PCGS).

$456

Sold 11/26/2024

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/10). NGC Census: (2/4). MS63. ...

$1,620

Sold 7/23/2023

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). PCGS Population: (9/2). MS64. ...

$1,980

Sold 12/18/2022

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/39 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/5 and 0/0+)...

$720

Sold 1/12/2020

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...

$1,495

Sold 10/16/2011

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS65 NGC. ...

$3,738

Sold 6/2/2008

Heritage Auctions

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS61 ...

$1,500

Sold 9/13/2004

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/33 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (1/7 and 0/0+)...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/9). NGC Census: (2/1). MS63. ...

$1,440

Sold 8/22/2021

Heritage Auctions

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...

$1,920

Sold 5/6/2022

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/10). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10491)...

$1,380

Sold 3/1/2009

Heritage Auctions

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS65 NGC. ...

$4,026

Sold 8/12/2007

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1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/33). NGC Census: (1/7). AU58. ...

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). PCGS Population: (7/9). MS63. ...

$1,680

Sold 4/25/2021

Heritage Auctions

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...

$3,480

Sold 4/27/2018

Heritage Auctions

1853 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-514, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...

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