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1857 Gold Dollar - BG-607

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1857
Denomination
Territorial
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
California Fractional Gold (1852-1882)
Composition
Gold

Auction Record

Price realized
$5,175
Sold
Grade
F15
Auction house
Bowers & Merena

Description

This round California gold dollar, dated 1857, is BG-607 in the Breen-Gillio catalogue of California fractional gold and belongs to Period One (1852-1857). Period One pieces were struck privately in San Francisco from 1852 to 1857 to stand in for small change, which was short in Gold Rush California; most of them weigh well under the gold value of their face (Locke 2013). The obverse of BG-601 with a reverse that may be dated 1857; Locke recorded one piece and called the attribution doubtful. Catalogue number: BG-607 (Breen-Gillio). PCGS number 10523.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (Breen-Gillio 2nd ed., as tabulated by Locke 2013)

Cross References

BG-607

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