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1872 $1 BG-1119 MS

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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: 11462
Strike Type: Business
Coin Shape: Octagonal
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-1119
Coin Date: 1872
Denomination: $1
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1876
Composition: Gold
Rarity: H5
PCGS #: 10930
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GSID:11462 PCGS:10930 Shop related

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Greysheet & CPG® Values by grade for 1872 $1 BG-1119 MS
Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS64 $3,000 $1,234
MS63 $2,400 $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
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234

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Auction Prices

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1872 $1 Indian Octagonal Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, AU58 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.0 green label holder. PCGS Populati...
$1,680
Sold 7/21/2025
Heritage Auctions
1872 Octagonal $1. BG-1119. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
1872 Octagonal $1. BG-1119. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$1,800
Sold 3/26/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872 Octagonal $1. BG-1119. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. AU Details--Ex: Jewelry (PCGS).
1872 Octagonal $1. BG-1119. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. AU Details--Ex: Jewelry (PCGS).
$656
Sold 5/10/2013
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS62 NGC. ...
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS62 NGC. ...
$1,265
Sold 9/11/2011
Heritage Auctions
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS66 Prooflike NGC. ...
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS66 Prooflike NGC. ...
$4,888
Sold 3/31/2009
Heritage Auctions
$1,208
Sold 9/19/2006
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$2,645
Sold 3/31/2005
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$450
Sold 5/1/2000
R.M. SMYTHE & CO
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, AU58 PCGS....
$2,070
Sold 2/26/2005
Heritage Auctions
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$2,585
Sold 1/12/2015
Heritage Auctions
1872 Octagonal $1. BG-1119. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
1872 Octagonal $1. BG-1119. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$2,513
Sold 4/1/2011
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$2,645
Sold 1/11/2005
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1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, R.6, MS64 PCGS....
$2,070
Sold 6/8/2002
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1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, AU58 ...
$690
Sold 5/8/2004
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1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. The strike is impressively sharp, since any softness is re...
$2,875
Sold 6/3/2006
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1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$1,840
Sold 11/7/2007
Heritage Auctions
1872 $1 BG-1119
$1,035
Sold 1/8/1999
Heritage Auctions
1872 $1 BG-1119
$632
Sold 7/30/1994
Heritage Auctions
1872 $1 Indian Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1119, High R.5, MS63 ...
$1,955
Sold 11/7/2003
Heritage Auctions
$633
Sold 6/2/1997
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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