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1854 50c BG-305 MS

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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: 11221
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-305
Coin Date: 1854
Denomination: 50c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1882
Composition: Gold
Rarity: L4
PCGS #: 10425
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1854 50c BG-305 MS
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GSID:11221 PCGS:10425 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS65 $1,000.00 $1,234
MS64 $725.00 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234

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1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-305. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.1.
$1,320
Sold 12/22/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/50). ...
$570
Sold 7/21/2025
Heritage Auctions
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (8/2). PCGS Population: (7/1). MS64. ...
$840
Sold 5/15/2023
Heritage Auctions
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-305. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. EF Details--Damage (PCGS).
$192
Sold 11/15/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/77). NGC Census: (2/31). ...
$252
Sold 4/10/2018
Heritage Auctions
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-305. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). OGH.
$324
Sold 11/16/2012
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/78). NGC Census: (0/16). (#10425)...
$299
Sold 8/3/2008
Heritage Auctions
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/12). PCGS Populat...
$150
Sold 7/17/2007
Heritage Auctions
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/1). (#10425)...
$1,121
Sold 10/10/2006
Heritage Auctions
Multiple Coin Lot...
$440
Sold 7/31/1993
Heritage Auctions
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (7/9). PCGS Population: (41/8). MS63. ...
$396
Sold 8/24/2022
Heritage Auctions
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-305. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$408
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-305. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$720
Sold 11/23/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-305. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS).
$329
Sold 7/21/2015
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Cal Gold: 1854 50c BG-305 PCGS MS60
$288
Sold 5/22/2008
DLRC
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, AU Details, Plugged, NCS....
$69
Sold 11/6/2004
Heritage Auctions
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. A pleasing Gem from the first issuing period of California ...
$978
Sold 6/3/2006
Heritage Auctions
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/8). NGC Census: (7/9). ...
$360
Sold 9/18/2019
Heritage Auctions
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-305. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$660
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-305, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (7/2). PCGS Population: (7/1). ...
$504
Sold 10/14/2018
Heritage Auctions
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