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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:
11391
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-908
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
5
PCGS #:
10766
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Coin Value History
1870 50c BG-908 MS
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1870 50c BG-908 MS
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1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/31). ...
$468
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/0 and 0/0+). ...
$3,180
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (4/7). PCGS Population: (9/7). MS65. ...
$780
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/0). NGC Census: (4/1). ...
$1,560
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/39). NGC Census: (0/12). ...
$180
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (13/16). NGC Census: (0/7). ...
$940
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/11). PCGS Population (0/40). (#10766)...
$293
$391
1870 50C BG-908
$522
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/29). NGC Census: (2/7). ...
$676
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). PCGS Population: (1/0). MS67. ...
$1,560
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/7). NGC Census: (4/5). ...
$1,320
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS66 PCGS. ...
$1,725
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/17). NGC Census: (0/7). ...
$529
$286
$402
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS67 PCGS. ...
$1,800
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$576
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS66 NGC. ...
$1,213
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-908, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/16). NGC Census: (0/6). (#10766)...
$920
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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