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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:
11524
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1053
Coin Date:
1874
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H5
PCGS #:
10882
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Coin Value History
1874 50c BG-1053 MS
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1874 50c BG-1053 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
1874 Round 50 Cents. BG-1053. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-63 PL (NGC).
$600
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (5/3). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$588
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS66 PCGS. ...
$3,290
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$2,585
$316
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (3/1). PCGS Population (4/18). (#10882)...
$431
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/8). NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$780
1874 Round 50 Cents. BG-1053. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH.
$828
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/0). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$1,939
$402
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). PCGS Population (4/18). (#10882)...
$402
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/8). NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$420
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS64 ...
$660
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). PCGS Population (4/18). (#10882)...
$546
$483
Multiple Coin Lot...
$840
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, R.7, MS62 PCGS. ...
$949
$776
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, High R.5, MS63 ...
$510
1874 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1053, R.7, MS63 PCGS. ...
$834
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