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1872 50c BG-940 MS

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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: 11486
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-940
Coin Date: 1872
Denomination: 50c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1882
Composition: Gold
Rarity: 4
PCGS #: 10798
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1872 50c BG-940 MS
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GSID:11486 PCGS:10798 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS68 $3,500 $1,234
MS67 $2,000 $1,234
MS66 $1,234 $1,234
MS65 $1,234 $1,234
MS64 $1,234 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234

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1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-940. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$336
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-940. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$576
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/1). NGC Census: (4/6). MS65. ...
$870
Sold 1/17/2024
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/81). NGC Census: (1/24). AU58. ...
$306
Sold 3/15/2023
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS68 NGC. Ex: Sunrise Collection. The sole finest BG-940 example certified...
$2,880
Sold 3/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS66 NGC. ...
$1,080
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1872 G50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4 -- Triple Struck, Holed -- NCS. AU Details. ...
$376
Sold 12/13/2016
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/35). NGC Census: (3/12). ...
$382
Sold 9/6/2014
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS67 NGC. ...
$4,112
Sold 9/9/2012
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/63). NGC Census: (0/14). (#10798)...
$345
Sold 5/1/2011
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4,--Bent--NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/15). PCGS Population (1/66). (#1...
$161
Sold 5/31/2009
Heritage Auctions
Cal Gold: 1872 50c BG-940 PCGS AU55 OGH
$212
Sold 3/5/2009
DLRC
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (3/23). PCGS Population: (16/61). MS62. ...
$541
Sold 2/21/2024
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (9/9). PCGS Population: (28/11). MS64....
$480
Sold 7/12/2023
Heritage Auctions
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-940. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-65 PL (NGC).
$600
Sold 3/29/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/19). PCGS Population: (3/71). ...
$188
Sold 9/6/2016
Heritage Auctions
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$2,115
Sold 4/28/2013
Heritage Auctions
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-940. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH.
$486
Sold 11/16/2012
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-940, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/60). NGC Census: (0/13). (#10798) From ...
$253
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-940. Rarity-4. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$240
Sold 11/15/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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