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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:
11394
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-921
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10779
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1870 50c BG-921 MS
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1870 50c BG-921 MS
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1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (3/4). PCGS Population: (5/24). MS61. ...
$288
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (2/9). PCGS Population: (8/38). AU55. ...
$312
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$780
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/28). NGC Census: (2/3). ...
$186
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (17/4). From The El...
$482
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,208
1870 50C BG-921
$319
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (3/1). PCGS Population: (4/24)....
$288
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population (7/32). (#10779)...
$299
$949
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/25). NGC Census: (2/0). (#10779)...
$196
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/4). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10779)...
$472
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS. Ex: Stecher Collection. Purchased in the 1930's by Karl St...
$322
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/24). NGC Census: (2/0). (#10779)...
$230
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, R.6, MS62 PCGS....
$402
$214
1870 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-921, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/25). NGC Census: (2/0). (#10779) F...
$196
$316
1870 50C BG-921
$299
1870 50C BG-921
$286
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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