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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:
11483
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-914
Coin Date:
1872
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10772
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Coin Value History
1872 50c BG-914 MS
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1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (8/22). PCGS Population: (18/58). AU58. ...
$312
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population: (2/0). MS66. ...
$810
50C 1872 BG-914. PCGS MS63 OGH
$323
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (5/14). PCGS Population: (17/37). MS62. ...
$288
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/13). PCGS Population (2/53). ...
$212
1872/1 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-914. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS).
$206
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-914. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$147
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS67 NGC. ...
$2,115
1872/1 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-914. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$517
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/61). NGC Census: (0/9). (#10772)...
$218
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, --Holed--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (2/65). (#10...
$60
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (18/58). NGC Census: (7/22). AU58....
$210
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS66 NGC. A collectible Frontier & Bellemere Period Two issue, struck on ...
$1,080
1872/1 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-914. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$336
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (18/36). NGC Census: (4/11). ...
$216
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, AU53 PCGS....
$201
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS64 NGC. ...
$470
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/60). NGC Census: (0/7). (#10772)...
$253
1872/1 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-914. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). OGH.
$384
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-914, R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$2,530
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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