DERI 1854 California Fractional G$1 BG-529 NGC MS61 Rarity 8 (3 Known)
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DERI 1854 California Fractional G$1 BG-529 NGC MS61 Rarity 8 (3 Known)


Up until recently, this coin was considered UNIQUE as only one example was reported, the Jay Roe AU50 specimen which last sold in 2003 for $24,150. Since then, the second known example, an NGC AU58, realized $39,950 on August 2017. The present coin is the finest of these three and the only known Mint State survivor. Both inferior examples were acquired by collectors and will probably not come up for sale until their deaths, if at all.
Obv: 8 stars; 1st star directly below point of neck, tip of diadem point to 4th star at border. Same as BG-527 and 528.
Rev: *CALIFORNIA GOLD** DERI outside of beaded circle; All of the legend is midway between the border and the beaded circle. DOLLAR aims between the D and *. There are 2 stars between Gold and DERI.

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