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
+ 		- ▲18,750
- 		▲20,625
- 		▲26,250
- 		▲33,750
▲37,500 		▲45,000
▲46,875 		▲48,750
▲50,625 		▲52,500
▲54,375 		▲56,250
▲58,125 		▲60,000
-
10282 1849 $5 Norris, Reeded Edge MS
+ 		10,125
- 		10,500
- 		11,250
- 		12,375
- 		13,875
15,000 		16,125
16,875 		17,250
18,000 		18,750
20,625 		22,500
26,250 		33,750
-
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
+ 		5,625
- 		6,000
- 		6,375
- 		6,750
- 		7,125
7,313 		7,500
7,875 		8,625
9,000 		▲10,125
▲11,250 		▲13,125
▲16,875 		▲22,500
-
10243 1850 $5 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		5,063
- 		5,438
- 		5,813
- 		6,375
- 		6,938
7,125 		8,625
9,375 		10,125
10,875 		▲12,000
▲13,875 		▲15,000
▲15,750 		▲16,875
-
10249 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., TEN D. MS
+ 		▲12,750
- 		▲15,000
- 		▲22,500
- 		▲31,875
- 		▲37,500
▲43,125 		▲63,750
▲67,500 		▲69,375
▲71,250 		▲75,000
▲78,750 		▲82,500
▲93,750 		▲112,500
-
10246 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., "TEN DOL." MS
+ 		▲11,250
- 		▲13,125
- 		▲15,000
- 		▲18,750
- 		▲26,250
▲28,125 		▲33,750
▲35,625 		▲39,375
▲41,250 		▲45,000
48,750 		54,375
56,250 		63,750
-
10252 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Close Date MS
+ 		12,000
- 		13,500
- 		15,750
- 		22,500
- 		35,625
39,375 		54,375
58,125 		63,750
65,625 		71,250
78,750 		86,250
93,750 		108,750
-
10254 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date MS
+ 		10,125
- 		11,250
- 		12,000
- 		13,875
- 		20,625
22,500 		26,250
28,125 		35,625
43,125 		67,500
73,125 		78,750
86,250 		97,500
-
10255 1853 $20 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		9,375
- 		9,750
- 		10,125
- 		10,875
- 		▲13,125
▲15,000 		▲18,750
▲20,625 		▲31,875
▲33,750 		▲35,625
▲37,500 		▲39,375
▲41,250 		48,750
-
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
+ 		37,500
- 		43,125
- 		48,750
- 		60,000
- 		71,250
75,000 		93,750
112,500 		150,000
198,750 		281,250
300,000 		318,750
337,500 		356,250
-
10199 1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		- - - 71,250
- 		78,750
86,250 		108,750
123,750 		138,750
153,750 		165,000
180,000 		198,750
225,000 		251,250
-
10208 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		33,750
- 		43,125
- 		48,750
- 		63,750
- 		75,000
86,250 		131,250
138,750 		146,250
150,000 		161,250
176,250 		187,500
206,250 		225,000
-
10205 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		28,125
- 		33,750
- 		39,375
- 		43,125
- 		46,875
48,750 		58,125
71,250 		90,000
101,250 		116,250
131,250 		150,000
- 		-
10211 1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		22,500
- 		26,250
- 		30,000
- 		33,750
- 		37,500
39,375 		43,125
45,000 		50,625
63,750 		78,750
93,750 		142,500
153,750 		168,750
-
10214 1851 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		27,375
- 		30,000
- 		32,625
- 		35,625
- 		37,500
39,375 		43,125
45,000 		48,750
54,375 		61,875
67,500 		75,000
82,500 		101,250
-
10217 1852 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		28,125
- 		30,000
- 		33,750
- 		41,250
- 		45,000
48,750 		56,250
60,000 		65,625
78,750 		86,250
90,000 		97,500
105,000 		135,000
-
10190 1852/1 $10 Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		7,500
- 		9,000
- 		10,500
- 		11,250
- 		12,375
13,875 		15,750
16,875 		18,750
20,625 		22,500
▲33,750 		▲48,750
▲63,750 		▲71,250
-
10193 1852/1 $20 Humbert MS
+ 		- 16,875
- 		18,750
- 		22,500
- 		25,125
26,250 		30,000
31,875 		35,625
39,375 		43,125
48,750 		60,000
65,625 		90,000
-
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
+ 		4,500
- 		5,063
- 		5,625
- 		7,875
- 		9,375
9,750 		11,625
12,375 		13,125
13,875 		▲16,875
▲18,000 		▲20,625
▲22,500 		▲28,875
-
10016 1852 "887" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		28,125
- 		30,000
- 		31,875
- 		35,625
- 		43,125
50,625 		61,875
65,625 		71,250
75,000 		86,250
116,250 		127,500
138,750 		150,000
-
10019 1852 "900" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		21,375
- 		26,250
- 		30,000
- 		39,375
- 		50,625
52,500 		56,250
58,125 		56,250
60,000 		75,000
97,500 		112,500
131,250 		150,000
-
10004 1853 $10 Assay 884 MS
+ 		26,250
- 		28,125
- 		31,875
- 		39,375
- 		43,125
46,875 		58,125
63,750 		67,500
73,125 		82,500
90,000 		101,250
112,500 		120,000
-
10007 1853 "900" $10 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		7,125
- 		7,500
- 		8,063
- 		9,188
- 		10,875
11,250 		12,000
12,563 		13,125
14,250 		16,125
17,625 		19,875
22,500 		24,375
-
10010 1853 "884" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		- 9,375
- 		11,250
- 		13,875
- 		15,000
15,750 		18,750
19,500 		20,625
21,750 		23,625
26,250 		31,875
41,250 		56,250
-
10013 1853 "900" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		4,688
- 		5,625
- 		6,188
- 		6,563
- 		7,125
7,313 		8,250
8,625 		9,375
10,313 		11,250
12,000 		12,750
13,875 		15,000
-
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
+ 		- - - 93,750
- 		- - - - - -
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
+ 		- - - - - 63,750
- 		- - - -
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
+ 		- - - 750,000
- 		- - - - 862,500
- 		-
10128 1849 $10 Cincinnati Mining & Trading MS
+ 		- - - - 525,000
562,500 		581,250
618,750 		675,000
712,500 		787,500
825,000 		937,500
- 		-
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
+ 		- - - 356,250
- 		375,000
386,250 		412,500
423,750 		450,000
468,750 		487,500
506,250 		525,000
543,750 		581,250
-
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
+ 		19,875
- 		23,625
- 		28,125
- 		31,875
- 		35,625
37,500 		48,750
54,375 		63,750
69,375 		72,750
82,500 		101,250
112,500 		150,000
-
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
+ 		- - 431,250
- 		468,750
- 		506,250
543,750 		637,500
- 		- - - -
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
+ 		- - - - - - - 198,750
225,000 		262,500
288,750 		337,500
-
10301 1849 P$2.50 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- 20,625
- 		22,500
- 		25,500
- 		28,875
30,000 		31,875
33,750 		35,625
39,375 		43,125
- 		- -
521600 1849 $1 Pacific Company-Silver
R-8 		MS
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
10302 1849 $5 Pacific Company
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - - 487,500
- 		506,250
513,750 		562,500
600,000 		637,500
675,000 		731,250
787,500 		1,012,500
1,125,000 		-
10305 1849 $10 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- - - - - 750,000
- 		- - - -
10300 (1849) DT$1 Pacific Co, Si Uniface MS
+ 		63,750
- 		- - - - - - - - -
10303 1849 $5 Pacific Co, Copper DT MS
+ 		- 52,500
- 		- - - - - - - -
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
+ 		187,500
- 		198,750
- 		210,000
- 		225,000
- 		251,250
281,250 		300,000
- 		- - - 450,000
-
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
+ 		16,125
- 		16,875
- 		18,750
- 		25,125
- 		28,125
28,875 		31,875
33,750 		35,625
39,375 		43,125
48,750 		56,250
71,250 		101,250
-
10028 1850 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		48,750
- 		56,250
- 		69,375
- 		82,500
- 		101,250
112,500 		138,750
150,000 		168,750
176,250 		206,250
225,000 		281,250
337,500 		450,000
-
10031 1851 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		33,750
- 		39,375
- 		43,125
- 		46,875
- 		50,625
54,375 		60,000
▲71,250 		▲86,250
▲101,250 		▲116,250
▲138,750 		▲221,250
▲240,000 		▲262,500
-
10034 1851 $20 Baldwin & Co.
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - - - 675,000
693,750 		731,250
806,250 		862,500
937,500 		- - -
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
+ 		82,500
- 		93,750
- 		108,750
- 		150,000
- 		168,750
180,000 		243,750
300,000 		431,250
468,750 		506,250
543,750 		600,000
637,500 		693,750
-
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
+ 		- - - - 525,000
- 		- - - - -
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
+ 		15,750
- 		18,000
- 		20,625
- 		28,875
- 		33,750
35,625 		39,375
45,000 		50,625
60,000 		71,250
82,500 		101,250
120,000 		161,250
-
10342 1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		12,000
- 		13,125
- 		16,875
- 		20,250
- 		25,125
27,375 		35,625
39,375 		46,875
54,375 		65,625
71,250 		93,750
112,500 		150,000
-
10345 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Small Head MS
+ 		10,500
- 		11,625
- 		13,125
- 		16,875
- 		20,625
22,500 		26,250
30,000 		35,625
41,250 		46,875
- 		- -
10348 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		6,375
- 		6,750
- 		7,125
- 		8,625
- 		11,250
11,813 		13,125
13,875 		15,750
16,875 		18,000
20,625 		28,125
31,875 		41,250
-
10351 1852 $10 Wass Molitor, Close Dt MS
+ 		37,500
- 		46,875
- 		56,250
- 		67,500
- 		- - - - - -
10354 1855 $10 Wass Molitor MS
+ 		13,125
- 		14,250
- 		15,750
- 		16,875
- 		18,750
20,625 		24,375
26,250 		28,125
30,000 		33,750
37,500 		50,625
56,250 		65,625
-
10360 1855 $20 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		- - - 356,250
- 		375,000
412,500 		468,750
525,000 		618,750
- 		- - -
10363 1855 $50 Wass, Molitor & Co. MS
+ 		46,875
- 		58,125
- 		61,875
- 		67,500
- 		71,250
75,000 		82,500
90,000 		101,250
108,750 		116,250
120,000 		127,500
135,000 		168,750
-
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
+ 		4,875
- 		5,250
- 		5,625
- 		6,188
- 		7,875
9,375 		11,625
13,875 		18,750
19,500 		20,625
22,500 		24,375
26,250 		30,000
-
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
+ 		- - - - - - 337,500
356,250 		375,000
393,750 		412,500
431,250 		450,000
-
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
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -