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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:
11503
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-915
Coin Date:
1873
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10773
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1873 50c BG-915 MS
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1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, Bass, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/3)....
$602
1873 50C octagonal BG-915 PCGS MS-64
$501
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/65). NGC Census: (5/28). MS63. ...
$324
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS67 NGC....
$1,500
1873 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-915. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$264
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (8/1). PCGS Population: (3/0). ...
$840
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/127). NGC Census: (0/29). ...
$204
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/26). PCGS Population (8/113). ...
$306
Cal Gold: 1873 50c BG-915 PCGS AU53
$212
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4--Reverse Damage--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (...
$104
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/3). ...
$606
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. Ex: Eliasberg. PCGS Population: (37/28)....
$1,020
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (4/27). PCGS Population: (36/63). MS63. ...
$462
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS67 NGC. ...
$3,819
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/15). PCGS Population (17/95). (#10773)...
$253
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS66+ NGC. NGC Census: (8/1 and 1/0+). PCGS Population: (2/0 and 1/0+...
$1,140
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/127). NGC Census: (0/29). ...
$210
$575
1873 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-915, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (8/9). PCGS Population: (25/3). MS65. ...
$552
1873 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-915. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.1.
$480
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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