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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:
11459
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-925
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10783
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1871 50c BG-925 MS
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1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. Ex: Jay Roe. PCGS Population: (20/14)....
$528
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/57). NGC Census: (1/17). AU55. ...
$228
1871-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-925. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).
$288
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS67 NGC. A scarce Robert B. Gray & Co. issue, Period Two octagonal ...
$1,800
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/0). NGC Census: (0/1). MS64. ...
$600
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/45). NGC Census: (2/10). ...
$240
$561
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/54). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10783)...
$172
1871 50C BG-925
$264
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/13). NGC Census: (1/2). ...
$264
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/55). NGC Census: (1/10). ...
$168
1871-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-925. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS). OGH.
$264
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/0). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$1,528
1871-G Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-925. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$156
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/2). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10783)...
$402
$259
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/13). NGC Census: (2/2). ...
$364
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (0/4). PCGS Population (8/49). (#10783)...
$253
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population (8/29). (#10783)...
$299
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-925, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/38). NGC Census: (0/2). (#10783)...
$207
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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