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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:
11440
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1011
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
2
PCGS #:
10840
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Coin Value History
1871 50c BG-1011 MS
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1871 Round 50 Cents. BG-1011. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$264
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (16/21). ...
$504
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (25/65). ...
$516
1871 Round 50 Cents. BG-1011. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$720
1871 Round 50 Cents. BG-1011. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU-50 Details--Mount Removed, Tooled, Bent (ANACS).
$96
1871 Round 50 Cents. BG-1011. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS). OGH.
$264
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (40/88). PCGS Population: (97/190). MS62. ...
$252
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, -- Cleaning -- PCGS Genuine. AU Details. ...
$204
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (13/6). PCGS Population: (15/4). MS66. ...
$720
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (6/0). PCGS Population: (4/0). MS67. ...
$1,320
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (4/108). PCGS Population: (24/280). ...
$228
1871 Round 50 Cents. BG-1011. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU-58 (NGC).
$240
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS65+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/19 and 1/1+). NGC Census: (16/21 and 0/0+)....
$516
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (24/65). ...
$324
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (53/42). NGC Census: (23/33). MS64. ...
$528
1871 Round 50 Cents. BG-1011. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. VF Details--Holed (PCGS).
$120
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (8/152)....
$216
1871 Cal. Gold 50c NGC MS62 (BG-1011)
$300
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, -- Holed -- NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/110). PCGS Population: (2/35...
$79
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1011, R.2, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/4). NGC Census: (12/5). ...
$660
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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