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The 1943 bronze Lincoln cent, graded Extra Fine by PCGS, was acquired from a family that held it unverified since the early 1960s.
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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:
11244
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-512
Coin Date:
1856
Denomination:
$1
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1876
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L7
PCGS #:
10489
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Coin Value History
1856 $1 BG-512 MS
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Greysheet & CPG® Values
(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
1855/4 $1 BG-511 MS
Worth: $440 – $2,000
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
1856 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-512, Low R.7, MS64 PCGS....
$14,400
$13,800
1856 $1 BG-512
$742
1856 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-512, Low R.7, MS64 NGC. ...
$7,200
1856 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-512, Low R.7, MS64 NGC. ...
$7,050
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