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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:
11393
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-920
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10778
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Coin Value History
1870 50c BG-920 MS
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1870 50c BG-920 MS
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1870 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-920. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-63 DPL (NGC).
$840
1870-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-920. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.1.
$432
1870-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-920. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH.
$288
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/50). NGC Census: (0/8). ...
$180
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/40). NGC Census: (1/6). ...
$229
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, AU50 NGC. NGC Census: (1/6). PCGS Population (6/51). (#10778)...
$207
$540
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4-- Bent--NCS. Unc Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (2/36). ...
$138
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). ...
$480
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/30). NGC Census: (1/4). (#10778)...
$276
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/11). NGC Census: (5/2). ...
$192
$144
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/38). NGC Census: (1/8). (#10778)...
$230
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4,--Scratched--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/6). PCGS Population (6/5...
$104
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, MS63 Deep Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population: (10/1)....
$432
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. A bright honey-gold example that has a few wispy slide ma...
$276
1870-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-920. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH.
$529
$127
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-920, High R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (6/38). (#10778)...
$218
$247
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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