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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:
11223
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-308
Coin Date:
1854
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10428
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Coin Value History
1854 50c BG-308 MS
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1854 50c BG-308 MS
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1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, AU50 NGC. NGC Census: (1/39)....
$312
50C 1854 BG-308 PCGS AU58
$323
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-308. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU Details--Holed (NGC).
$192
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (42/24). NGC Census: (13/5). MS62. ...
$360
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/7). NGC Census: (4/1). MS63. ...
$720
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/0). NGC Census: (0/1). MS64. ...
$1,020
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/115). NGC Census: (3/32). AU55. ...
$288
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (6/11). PCGS Population (13/57). ...
$646
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS65 NGC. ...
$4,600
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS60 PCGS. Lemon and lilac iridescence graces this bold and lustrous repr...
$345
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (3/13). PCGS Population (29/72). (#10428)...
$233
1854-N Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-308. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$168
1854 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-308. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$384
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS63 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (16/6 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (3/1 and ...
$576
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,380
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/115). NGC Census: (3/32). AU55. Fro...
$300
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (13/55). NGC Census: (5/9). (#10428)...
$441
$345
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (27/72). NGC Census: (1/12). (#10428)...
$259
1854 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-308, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/23 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (13/5 and 0/0+)...
$324
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
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
1855 50c BG-405 MS
Worth: $250 – $500
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