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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:
11480
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1048
Coin Date:
1872
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10877
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1872 50c BG-1048 MS
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1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, Jay Roe MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: 27 in 64, 7 finer (1/26)....
$854
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/72). NGC Census: (8/7). MS62. ...
$360
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/34 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (5/2 and 0/0+)....
$312
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. ...
$2,530
Cal Gold: 1872 50c BG-1048 PCGS AU58
$230
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS66 Deep Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#10...
$1,552
1872 50C BG-1048
$275
1872 50C BG-1048
$220
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS Gold Shield. PCGS Population: (28/7 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (2/0...
$600
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (8/7). PCGS Population: (29/71). ...
$288
1872 Round 50 Cents. BG-1048. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-63 PL (NGC).
$336
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. ...
$1,144
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS....
$222
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS66 NGC. Attributed to Herman J. Brand. Small stars, with the sixth star...
$2,070
1872 50C BG-1048
$286
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (27/7 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (3/0 and ...
$720
1872 Round 50 Cents. BG-1048. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$312
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/35). NGC Census: (4/3). ...
$288
1872 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1048, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/0). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10877)...
$1,495
1872 Round 50 Cents. BG-1048. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$1,058
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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