PCGS Price Guide: California Gold

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California Gold, MS PCGS Photograde
Norris, Gregg & Norris, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10279 1849 $5 Norris, Gregg & Norris Plain Edge MS
+ 		- 35,500
- 		39,050
- 		49,700
- 		63,900
71,000 		85,200
88,750 		92,300
95,850 		99,400
102,950 		106,500
110,050 		113,600
-
10282 1849 $5 Norris, Reeded Edge MS
+ 		19,170
- 		19,880
- 		21,300
- 		23,430
- 		26,270
28,400 		30,530
31,950 		32,660
34,080 		35,500
39,050 		42,600
49,700 		63,900
-
Moffat & Co., MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10240 1849 $5 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		10,650
- 		11,360
- 		12,070
- 		12,780
- 		13,490
13,845 		14,200
14,910 		16,330
17,040 		19,170
21,300 		24,850
31,950 		42,600
-
10243 1850 $5 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		9,585
- 		10,295
- 		11,005
- 		12,070
- 		13,135
13,490 		16,330
17,750 		19,170
20,590 		22,720
26,270 		28,400
29,820 		31,950
-
10249 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., TEN D. MS
+ 		24,140
- 		28,400
- 		42,600
- 		60,350
- 		71,000
81,650 		120,700
127,800 		131,350
134,900 		142,000
149,100 		156,200
177,500 		213,000
-
10246 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., "TEN DOL." MS
+ 		21,300
- 		24,850
- 		28,400
- 		35,500
- 		49,700
53,250 		63,900
67,450 		74,550
78,100 		85,200
92,300 		102,950
106,500 		120,700
-
10252 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Close Date MS
+ 		22,720
- 		25,560
- 		29,820
- 		42,600
- 		67,450
74,550 		102,950
110,050 		120,700
124,250 		134,900
149,100 		163,300
177,500 		205,900
-
10254 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date MS
+ 		19,170
- 		21,300
- 		22,720
- 		26,270
- 		39,050
42,600 		49,700
53,250 		67,450
81,650 		127,800
138,450 		149,100
163,300 		184,600
-
10255 1853 $20 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		17,750
- 		18,460
- 		19,170
- 		20,590
- 		24,850
28,400 		35,500
39,050 		60,350
63,900 		67,450
71,000 		74,550
78,100 		92,300
-
U.S. Assay Office / Humbert, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10196 1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, No "50" MS
+ 		71,000
- 		81,650
- 		92,300
- 		113,600
- 		134,900
142,000 		177,500
213,000 		284,000
376,300 		532,500
568,000 		603,500
639,000 		674,500
-
10199 1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		- - - 134,900
- 		149,100
163,300 		205,900
234,300 		262,700
291,100 		312,400
340,800 		376,300
426,000 		475,700
-
10208 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		63,900
- 		81,650
- 		92,300
- 		120,700
- 		142,000
163,300 		248,500
262,700 		276,900
284,000 		305,300
333,700 		355,000
390,500 		426,000
-
10205 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		53,250
- 		63,900
- 		74,550
- 		81,650
- 		88,750
92,300 		110,050
134,900 		170,400
191,700 		220,100
248,500 		284,000
- 		-
10211 1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		42,600
- 		49,700
- 		56,800
- 		63,900
- 		71,000
74,550 		81,650
85,200 		95,850
120,700 		149,100
177,500 		269,800
291,100 		319,500
-
10214 1851 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		51,830
- 		56,800
- 		61,770
- 		67,450
- 		71,000
74,550 		81,650
85,200 		92,300
102,950 		117,150
127,800 		142,000
156,200 		191,700
-
10217 1852 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		53,250
- 		56,800
- 		63,900
- 		78,100
- 		85,200
92,300 		106,500
113,600 		124,250
149,100 		163,300
170,400 		184,600
198,800 		255,600
-
10190 1852/1 $10 Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		14,200
- 		17,040
- 		19,880
- 		21,300
- 		23,430
26,270 		29,820
31,950 		35,500
39,050 		42,600
63,900 		92,300
120,700 		134,900
-
10193 1852/1 $20 Humbert MS
+ 		- 31,950
- 		35,500
- 		42,600
- 		47,570
49,700 		56,800
60,350 		67,450
74,550 		81,650
92,300 		113,600
124,250 		170,400
-
U.S. Assay Office, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10001 1852 $10 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		8,520
- 		9,585
- 		10,650
- 		14,910
- 		17,750
18,460 		22,010
23,430 		24,850
26,270 		31,950
34,080 		39,050
42,600 		54,670
-
10016 1852 "887" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		53,250
- 		56,800
- 		60,350
- 		67,450
- 		81,650
95,850 		117,150
124,250 		134,900
142,000 		163,300
220,100 		241,400
262,700 		284,000
-
10019 1852 "900" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		40,470
- 		49,700
- 		56,800
- 		74,550
- 		95,850
99,400 		106,500
110,050 		106,500
113,600 		142,000
184,600 		213,000
248,500 		284,000
-
10004 1853 $10 Assay 884 MS
+ 		49,700
- 		53,250
- 		60,350
- 		74,550
- 		81,650
88,750 		110,050
120,700 		127,800
138,450 		156,200
170,400 		191,700
213,000 		227,200
-
10007 1853 "900" $10 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		13,490
- 		14,200
- 		15,265
- 		17,395
- 		20,590
21,300 		22,720
23,785 		24,850
26,980 		30,530
33,370 		37,630
42,600 		46,150
-
10010 1853 "884" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		- 17,750
- 		21,300
- 		26,270
- 		28,400
29,820 		35,500
36,920 		39,050
41,180 		44,730
49,700 		60,350
78,100 		106,500
-
10013 1853 "900" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		8,875
- 		10,650
- 		11,715
- 		12,425
- 		13,490
13,845 		15,620
16,330 		17,750
19,525 		21,300
22,720 		24,140
26,270 		28,400
-
Blake & Co., MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
394574 1856 $20 Blake & Co., Copper BN
+ 		- - - 177,500
- 		- - - - - -
J.H. Bowie, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10032 (1849) P$1 Bowie, Copper Pattern Kagin Unlisted BN
+ 		- - - - - 120,700
- 		- - - -
Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10125 1849 $5 Cincinnati Mining & Trd MS
+ 		- - - 1,420,000
- 		- - - - 1,633,000
- 		-
10128 1849 $10 Cincinnati Mining & Trading MS
+ 		- - - - 994,000
1,065,000 		1,100,500
1,171,500 		1,278,000
1,349,000 		1,491,000
1,562,000 		1,775,000
- 		-
Massachusetts & California Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10232 1849 $5 Massachusetts & California Co. MS
+ 		- - - 674,500
- 		710,000
731,300 		781,000
802,300 		852,000
887,500 		923,000
958,500 		994,000
1,029,500 		1,100,500
-
Miners' Bank, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10236 (1849) $10 Miners' Bank MS
+ 		37,630
- 		44,730
- 		53,250
- 		60,350
- 		67,450
71,000 		92,300
102,950 		120,700
131,350 		137,740
156,200 		191,700
213,000 		284,000
-
J.S. Ormsby, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10298 (1849) $10 J.S. Ormsby MS
+ 		- - 816,500
- 		887,500
- 		958,500
1,029,500 		1,207,000
- 		- - - -
Pacific Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
45435 1849 G$1 Pacific Company
3 known 		MS
+ 		- - - - - - - 376,300
426,000 		497,000
546,700 		639,000
-
10301 1849 P$2.50 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- 39,050
- 		42,600
- 		48,280
- 		54,670
56,800 		60,350
63,900 		67,450
74,550 		81,650
- 		- -
521600 1849 $1 Pacific Company-Silver
R-8 		MS
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
10302 1849 $5 Pacific Company
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - - 923,000
- 		958,500
972,700 		1,065,000
1,136,000 		1,207,000
1,278,000 		1,384,500
1,491,000 		1,917,000
2,130,000 		-
10305 1849 $10 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- - - - - 1,420,000
- 		- - - -
10300 (1849) DT$1 Pacific Co, Si Uniface MS
+ 		120,700
- 		- - - - - - - - -
10303 1849 $5 Pacific Co, Copper DT MS
+ 		- 99,400
- 		- - - - - - - -
Dubosq & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10179 1850 $10 Dubosq & Co. MS
+ 		355,000
- 		376,300
- 		397,600
- 		426,000
- 		475,700
532,500 		568,000
- 		- - - 852,000
-
Baldwin & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10025 1850 $5 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		30,530
- 		31,950
- 		35,500
- 		47,570
- 		53,250
54,670 		60,350
63,900 		67,450
74,550 		81,650
92,300 		106,500
134,900 		191,700
-
10028 1850 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		92,300
- 		106,500
- 		131,350
- 		156,200
- 		191,700
213,000 		262,700
284,000 		319,500
333,700 		390,500
426,000 		532,500
639,000 		852,000
-
10031 1851 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		63,900
- 		74,550
- 		81,650
- 		88,750
- 		95,850
102,950 		113,600
134,900 		163,300
191,700 		220,100
262,700 		418,900
454,400 		497,000
-
10034 1851 $20 Baldwin & Co.
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - - - 1,278,000
1,313,500 		1,384,500
1,526,500 		1,633,000
1,775,000 		- - -
Schultz & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10316 1851 $5 Schultz & Co.
10 to 12 known 		MS
+ 		156,200
- 		177,500
- 		205,900
- 		284,000
- 		319,500
340,800 		461,500
568,000 		816,500
887,500 		958,500
1,029,500 		1,136,000
1,207,000 		1,313,500
-
Dunbar & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10183 1851 $5 Dunbar MS
+ 		- - - - 994,000
- 		- - - - -
Wass, Molitor & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10339 1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co., Small Head MS
+ 		29,820
- 		34,080
- 		39,050
- 		54,670
- 		63,900
67,450 		74,550
85,200 		95,850
113,600 		134,900
156,200 		191,700
227,200 		305,300
-
10342 1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		22,720
- 		24,850
- 		31,950
- 		38,340
- 		47,570
51,830 		67,450
74,550 		88,750
102,950 		124,250
134,900 		177,500
213,000 		284,000
-
10345 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Small Head MS
+ 		19,880
- 		22,010
- 		24,850
- 		31,950
- 		39,050
42,600 		49,700
56,800 		67,450
78,100 		88,750
- 		- -
10348 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		12,070
- 		12,780
- 		13,490
- 		16,330
- 		21,300
22,365 		24,850
26,270 		29,820
31,950 		34,080
39,050 		53,250
60,350 		78,100
-
10351 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co., Close Dt MS
+ 		71,000
- 		88,750
- 		106,500
- 		127,800
- 		- - - - - -
10354 1855 $10 Wass Molitor MS
+ 		24,850
- 		26,980
- 		29,820
- 		31,950
- 		35,500
39,050 		46,150
49,700 		53,250
56,800 		63,900
71,000 		95,850
106,500 		124,250
-
10360 1855 $20 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		- - - 674,500
- 		710,000
781,000 		887,500
994,000 		1,171,500
- 		- - -
10363 1855 $50 Wass, Molitor & Co. MS
+ 		88,750
- 		110,050
- 		117,150
- 		127,800
- 		134,900
142,000 		156,200
170,400 		191,700
205,900 		220,100
227,200 		241,400
255,600 		319,500
-
Kellogg & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10225 1855 $20 Kellogg & Co. MS
+ 		9,230
- 		9,940
- 		10,650
- 		11,715
- 		14,910
17,750 		22,010
26,270 		35,500
36,920 		39,050
42,600 		46,150
49,700 		56,800
-
California Gold, PR PCGS Photograde
U.S. Assay Office / Humbert, PR
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10194 1852/1 $20 Humbert
2 known 		PR
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
Kellogg & Company, PR
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10228 1855 Kellogg & CO PR
+ 		- - - - - - 639,000
674,500 		710,000
745,500 		781,000
816,500 		852,000
-
804507 1855 $50 Kellogg & Co. CAM
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
812033 '1855' $50 Kellogg - Original Dies Restrike S.S. Central America DCAM
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
10238 '1855' $50 Kellogg, Comm Restrike S.S. Central America DCAM
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
California Gold, SP PCGS Photograde
Moffat & Co., SP
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10257 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date SP
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
Kellogg & Company, SP
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
PCGS No Description Desig 25 30 35 40 45 50 53 55 58 60
10223 1854 $20 Kellogg & Co. SP
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -