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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:
11643
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-965A
Coin Date:
1881
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
6
PCGS #:
10911
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Coin Value History
1881 50c BG-965A MS
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1881 50c BG-965A MS
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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
1881 50C Thin, BG-965A, R.6, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (3/1). PCGS Population (1/3). From The Elbert Henry Gary Collection....
$764
1881 50C BG-965A MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/0). NGC Census: (0/1). (#10911)...
$2,070
1881 50C BG-965A MS65 R.6 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#10911)...
$920
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