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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:
11356
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-919
Coin Date:
1869
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10777
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Coin Value History
1869 50c BG-919 MS
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1869 50c BG-919 MS
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1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: 13 in 63, 2 finer (1/26). ...
$976
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/97 and 0/0+). ...
$264
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/80 and 0/0+). ...
$276
1869 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-919. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$192
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (5/21). ...
$240
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (13/1). ...
$480
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (7/11). PCGS Population: (13/42). MS61. ...
$408
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (2/0). ...
$480
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (1/20). PCGS Population (2/88). ...
$153
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/93). NGC Census: (0/19). ...
$247
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/48). NGC Census: (0/7). (#10777)...
$299
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/2). NGC Census: (1/0). (#10777)...
$546
1869-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-919. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS). OGH.
$192
1869 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-919. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$336
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/64 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (4/17 and 0/0+)...
$198
1869-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-919. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$312
1869 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-919, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/41). NGC Census: (6/10). ...
$240
$302
1869 50C BG-919
$176
1869 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-919. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$509
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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