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Issued in round and octagonal shapes, California fractional gold issues were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 208 different varieties of the 50-cent denomination cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.
Catalog Information
GSID:
11194
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-430
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10466
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Coin Value History
1853 50c BG-430 MS
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1853 50c BG-430 MS
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1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$439
1853 50C Liberty Round, BG-430, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (48/29)....
$504
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (29/24)....
$504
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU Details--Rim Damage (PCGS).
$264
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (7/4). PCGS Population: (21/8). MS64. ...
$516
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS).
$240
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, R.3, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (12/47). PCGS Population: (27/148). MS61. From Th...
$312
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/1). NGC Census: (4/0). MS65. ...
$1,080
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, -- Improperly Cleaned -- NGC Details. UNC. NGC Census: (0/38). PCGS Population: (7...
$119
$288
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). OGH.
$264
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$432
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (28/24). ...
$312
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Bent (PCGS).
$288
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$528
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS).
$312
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, R.3, MS61 NGC. ...
$228
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-430. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS). OGH.
$840
$299
1853 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-430, R.3--Bent--NCS. AU Details. ...
$138
1853 50c BG-301 MS
Worth: $20,000 – $42,000
1853 50c BG-302 MS
Worth: $1,050 – $10,000
1853 50c BG-303 MS
Worth: $5,000 – $8,500
1853 50c BG-304 MS
Worth: $250 – $650
1854 50c BG-305 MS
Worth: $225 – $800
1854 50c BG-306 MS
Worth: $225 – $425
1856 50c BG-307 MS
Worth: $350 – $3,900
1854 50c BG-308 MS
Worth: $225 – $425
1855 50c BG-309 MS
Worth: $300 – $1,100
1856 50c BG-310 MS
Worth: $1,800 – $3,200
1856 50c BG-311 MS
Worth: $275 – $1,500
1852 50c BG-401 MS
Worth: $210 – $1,000
1853 50c BG-402 MS
1854 50c BG-403 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $6,500
1854 50c BG-404 MS
Worth: $1,250 – $1,250
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