PCGS Price Guide: California Gold

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California Gold, MS PCGS Photograde
Norris, Gregg & Norris, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10279 1849 $5 Norris, Gregg & Norris Plain Edge MS
+ 		- 22,000
- 		30,800
- 		52,800
55,000 		61,600
63,800 		70,400
- 		79,200
85,800 		105,600
- 		- -
10282 1849 $5 Norris, Reeded Edge MS
+ 		11,440
- 		12,320
- 		14,520
- 		18,920
19,800 		22,000
24,200 		39,600
- 		74,800
96,800 		127,600
- 		- -
Moffat & Co., MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10240 1849 $5 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		6,160
- 		7,040
- 		7,920
- 		8,800
9,240 		11,880
13,200 		▲26,400
- 		▲41,800
▲63,800 		▲105,600
▲114,400 		▲123,200
▲136,400 		▲149,600
162,800
10243 1850 $5 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		5,500
- 		6,380
- 		7,480
- 		10,120
11,000 		14,080
16,280 		19,800
- 		30,800
35,200 		44,000
50,600 		61,600
70,400 		198,000
211,200
10249 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., TEN D. MS
+ 		13,200
- 		17,600
- 		▲37,400
- 		▲74,800
▲79,200 		▲88,000
▲92,400 		132,000
- 		- - - -
10246 1849 $10 Moffat & Co., "TEN DOL." MS
+ 		11,000
- 		15,400
- 		22,000
- 		39,600
41,800 		52,800
57,200 		74,800
- 		101,200
- 		- - -
10252 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Close Date MS
+ 		13,200
- 		15,840
- 		26,400
- 		63,800
68,200 		83,600
92,400 		127,600
- 		- - - -
10254 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date MS
+ 		11,000
- 		13,200
- 		16,280
- 		30,800
33,000 		79,200
85,800 		114,400
- 		- - - -
10255 1853 $20 Moffat & Co. MS
+ 		7,480
- 		11,440
- 		12,760
- 		22,000
24,200 		▲41,800
▲44,000 		57,200
- 		110,000
- 		- - -
U.S. Assay Office / Humbert, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10196 1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, No "50" MS
+ 		39,600
- 		50,600
- 		70,400
- 		110,000
132,000 		330,000
352,000 		418,000
- 		462,000
484,000 		528,000
660,000 		- -
10199 1851 "880" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		- - 83,600
- 		127,600
145,200 		193,600
211,200 		294,800
- 		396,000
440,000 		506,000
- 		- -
10208 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert, "50" MS
+ 		37,400
- 		50,600
- 		74,800
- 		154,000
162,800 		189,200
206,800 		264,000
- 		418,000
550,000 		- - -
10205 1851 "887" $50 LE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		26,400
- 		39,600
- 		50,600
- 		68,200
83,600 		136,400
154,000 		- - - - -
10211 1851 "880" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		22,000
- 		30,800
- 		39,600
- 		50,600
52,800 		92,400
110,000 		198,000
- 		233,200
286,000 		352,000
440,000 		572,000
748,000 		1,452,000
-
10214 1851 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		28,600
- 		35,200
- 		41,800
- 		50,600
52,800 		72,600
79,200 		118,800
- 		233,200
264,000 		396,000
418,000 		484,000
- 		-
10217 1852 "887" $50 RE Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		29,480
- 		35,200
- 		48,400
- 		66,000
70,400 		101,200
105,600 		158,400
- 		294,800
330,000 		396,000
- 		- -
10190 1852/1 $10 Augustus Humbert MS
+ 		7,480
- 		10,560
- 		13,200
- 		18,480
19,800 		26,400
39,600 		83,600
- 		211,200
- 		- - -
10193 1852/1 $20 Humbert MS
+ 		- 19,800
- 		26,400
- 		35,200
37,400 		50,600
57,200 		105,600
- 		167,200
176,000 		198,000
220,000 		286,000
- 		-
U.S. Assay Office, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10001 1852 $10 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		4,840
- 		5,940
- 		9,240
- 		13,640
14,520 		▲19,800
▲21,120 		▲33,880
- 		▲46,200
52,800 		74,800
85,800 		110,000
- 		-
10016 1852 "887" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		30,800
- 		35,200
- 		41,800
- 		72,600
77,000 		101,200
136,400 		176,000
- 		228,800
264,000 		308,000
- 		- -
10019 1852 "900" $50 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		21,120
- 		30,800
- 		46,200
- 		66,000
68,200 		88,000
114,400 		176,000
- 		206,800
242,000 		308,000
396,000 		748,000
- 		-
10004 1853 $10 Assay 884 MS
+ 		26,400
- 		33,000
- 		46,200
- 		68,200
74,800 		96,800
105,600 		140,800
- 		- - - -
10007 1853 "900" $10 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		7,480
- 		8,800
- 		10,780
- 		14,080
14,740 		18,920
20,680 		28,600
- 		44,000
52,800 		79,200
- 		- -
10010 1853 "884" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		- 11,000
- 		16,280
- 		22,000
22,880 		27,720
30,800 		66,000
- 		118,800
154,000 		233,200
- 		- -
10013 1853 "900" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS
+ 		4,840
- 		6,600
- 		7,700
- 		9,680
10,120 		13,200
14,080 		17,600
- 		19,800
21,560 		28,600
33,000 		41,800
55,000 		110,000
132,000
Blake & Co., MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
394574 1856 $20 Blake & Co., Copper BN
+ 		- - 110,000
- 		- - - - - - -
J.H. Bowie, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10032 (1849) P$1 Bowie, Copper Pattern Kagin Unlisted BN
+ 		- - - 74,800
- 		- - - - - -
Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10125 1849 $5 Cincinnati Mining & Trd MS
+ 		- - 880,000
- 		- - - - - - -
10128 1849 $10 Cincinnati Mining & Trading MS
+ 		- - - 682,000
726,000 		924,000
968,000 		- - - - -
Massachusetts & California Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10232 1849 $5 Massachusetts & California Co. MS
+ 		- - 418,000
- 		484,000
497,200 		572,000
594,000 		682,000
- 		770,000
814,000 		880,000
- 		- -
Miners' Bank, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10236 (1849) $10 Miners' Bank MS
+ 		19,800
- 		27,720
- 		37,400
- 		57,200
63,800 		85,360
96,800 		176,000
- 		418,000
- 		- - -
J.S. Ormsby, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10298 (1849) $10 J.S. Ormsby MS
+ 		- - 550,000
- 		748,000
- 		- - - - - -
Pacific Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
45435 1849 G$1 Pacific Company
3 known 		MS
+ 		- - - - 233,200
264,000 		396,000
- 		- - - -
10301 1849 P$2.50 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- 24,200
- 		29,920
- 		37,400
39,600 		50,600
- 		- - - - -
521600 1849 $1 Pacific Company-Silver
R-8 		MS
+ 		- - - - - - 118,800
- 		- - -
10302 1849 $5 Pacific Company
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - 572,000
- 		660,000
704,000 		858,000
924,000 		- - - - -
10305 1849 $10 Pacific Company MS
+ 		- - - 880,000
- 		- - - 1,232,000
- 		- -
10300 (1849) DT$1 Pacific Co, Si Uniface MS
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
10303 1849 $5 Pacific Co, Copper DT MS
+ 		- 61,600
- 		- - - - - - - -
Dubosq & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10179 1850 $10 Dubosq & Co. MS
+ 		198,000
- 		233,200
- 		264,000
- 		352,000
- 		- 528,000
- 		- - - -
Baldwin & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10025 1850 $5 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		17,600
- 		19,800
- 		29,480
- 		37,400
39,600 		50,600
57,200 		118,800
- 		- - - -
10028 1850 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		48,400
- 		66,000
- 		96,800
- 		162,800
176,000 		242,000
264,000 		528,000
- 		880,000
1,188,000 		1,276,000
1,364,000 		1,540,000
1,760,000 		-
10031 1851 $10 Baldwin & Co. MS
+ 		33,000
- 		46,200
- 		55,000
- 		70,400
83,600 		136,400
▲162,800 		308,000
- 		418,000
- 		- - -
10034 1851 $20 Baldwin & Co.
4 known 		MS
+ 		- - - 858,000
946,000 		- - - - - -
Schultz & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10316 1851 $5 Schultz & Co.
10 to 12 known 		MS
+ 		88,000
- 		110,000
- 		176,000
- 		286,000
352,000 		594,000
638,000 		814,000
- 		1,100,000
- 		- - -
Dunbar & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10183 1851 $5 Dunbar MS
+ 		506,000
- 		- - - - - - - - -
Wass, Molitor & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10339 1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co., Small Head MS
+ 		15,400
- 		21,120
- 		33,880
- 		46,200
52,800 		83,600
96,800 		189,200
- 		- - - -
10342 1852 $5 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		11,000
- 		15,400
- 		23,760
- 		41,800
46,200 		77,000
83,600 		176,000
- 		- - - -
10345 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Small Head MS
+ 		11,440
- 		13,640
- 		19,800
- 		30,800
35,200 		55,000
- 		- - - - -
10348 1852 $10 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		6,820
- 		7,920
- 		10,120
- 		15,400
16,280 		21,120
24,200 		48,400
- 		88,000
94,600 		118,800
- 		- -
10351 1852 $10 Wass Molitor, Close Dt MS
+ 		33,000
- 		55,000
- 		79,200
- 		- - - - - - -
10354 1855 $10 Wass Molitor MS
+ 		13,200
- 		16,720
- 		19,800
- 		28,600
30,800 		39,600
44,000 		77,000
- 		- - - -
10360 1855 $20 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head MS
+ 		- - 418,000
- 		550,000
616,000 		- - - - - -
10363 1855 $50 Wass, Molitor & Co. MS
+ 		▲50,600
- 		68,200
- 		79,200
- 		96,800
105,600 		136,400
140,800 		198,000
- 		308,000
352,000 		462,000
506,000 		572,000
- 		-
Kellogg & Company, MS
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10225 1855 $20 Kellogg & Co. MS
+ 		5,280
- 		6,160
- 		7,260
- 		13,640
16,280 		24,200
26,400 		35,200
- 		66,000
- 		- - -
California Gold, PR PCGS Photograde
U.S. Assay Office / Humbert, PR
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10194 1852/1 $20 Humbert
2 known 		PR
+ 		- - - - - - - - - 792,000
-
Kellogg & Company, PR
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10228 1855 Kellogg & CO PR
+ 		- - - - 440,000
462,000 		528,000
- 		572,000
616,000 		704,000
770,000 		924,000
- 		-
804507 1855 $50 Kellogg & Co. CAM
+ 		- - - - - - - 968,000
1,100,000 		1,320,000
- 		-
812033 '1855' $50 Kellogg - Original Dies Restrike S.S. Central America DCAM
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -
10238 '1855' $50 Kellogg, Comm Restrike S.S. Central America DCAM
+ 		- - - - - - 3,828
3,960 		4,092
4,224 		4,356
4,488 		4,620
4,840
California Gold, SP PCGS Photograde
Moffat & Co., SP
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10257 1852 $10 Moffat & Co., Wide Date SP
+ 		- - - - - - - 1,100,000
- 		- -
Kellogg & Company, SP
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
PCGS No Description Desig 20 30 40 50 55 60 62 63 64 65
10223 1854 $20 Kellogg & Co. SP
+ 		- - - - - - - - - -