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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:
11505
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-942
Coin Date:
1873
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10800
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Coin Value History
1873 50c BG-942 MS
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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
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Populat...
$732
1873 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-942. Rarity-5-. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$504
1873 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-942. Rarity-5-. Indian Head. AU-55 (NGC).
$240
1873 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-942. Rarity-5-. Indian Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$312
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/26). NGC Census: (1/5). ...
$276
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/37). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10800)...
$322
1873 50C octagonal BG-942 PCGS MS-64 (green label)
$649
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (4/1). PCGS Population: (14/12). From The...
$312
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/38). NGC Census: (0/5). ...
$241
1873 50c BG-942 PCGS MS62 ex:Bass
$462
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/2). NGC Census: (0/2). MS64. ...
$540
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). PCGS Population (14/12). ...
$499
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/38). NGC Census: (0/3). ...
$282
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Lemon and steel-blue colors bathe this reasonably...
$389
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/2). NGC Census: (0/1)....
$793
$489
$250
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$489
1873 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-942, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$632
1873 50C BG-942
$330
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