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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:
11446
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1029
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10858
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Coin Value History
1871 50c BG-1029 MS
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1871 50c BG-1029 MS
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1871-L Round 50 Cents. BG-1029. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. VF Details--Mount Removed (PCGS).
$144
1871-L Round 50 Cents. BG-1029. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-63 PL (NGC).
$408
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (1/7). PCGS Population: (2/36). ...
$494
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, -- Cleaning -- PCGS Genuine. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/5). PCGS Popul...
$153
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/7). NGC Census: (2/1). ...
$517
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/26). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10858)...
$218
Cal Gold: 1871 50c BG-1029 PCGS AU50
$173
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (8/18). (#10858)...
$322
1871 50C BG-1029
$116
1871 50C BG-1029
$605
1871-L Round 50 Cents. BG-1029. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC).
$192
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (4/3). (#10858)...
$748
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/7). NGC Census: (2/1). ...
$499
1871 50C BG-1029
$230
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/34). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10858)...
$218
$356
$748
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. A brightly mirrored canary-gold round half with an even stri...
$805
1871-L Round 50 Cents. BG-1029. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-62 PL (NGC).
$397
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1029, High R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/34). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10858) Fro...
$172
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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