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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:
11456
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-912
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10770
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1871 50c BG-912 MS
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1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/100 and 0/0+). ...
$360
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
$576
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Tooled (PCGS).
$240
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$288
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (7/47). ...
$408
1871 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS63 (BG-912 OGH)
$381
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH.
$432
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS66 NGC. ...
$900
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-67 (PCGS).
$1,680
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, -- Cleaned -- ANACS. MS60 Details. NGC Census: (0/29). PCGS Population (2...
$176
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/21). PCGS Population (4/148). (#10770)...
$253
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3,--Holed--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/15). PCGS Population (0/135). (...
$80
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$192
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
$780
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/34). PCGS Population: (9/146). ...
$176
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/28). PCGS Population (9/130). (#10770)...
$230
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (50/45). NGC Census: (15/14). MS63. ...
$252
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (9/5). PCGS Population: (35/10). MS64. ...
$408
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-66 (PCGS).
$1,140
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS67 PCGS. ...
$1,920
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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