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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:
11614
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-953
Coin Date:
1876
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
5
PCGS #:
10811
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Coin Value History
1876 50c BG-953 MS
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1876 50c BG-953 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
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/16). NGC Census: (0/1). ...
$312
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/0). NGC Census: (0/1). ...
$1,410
1876 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-953. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$860
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/24). NGC Census: (0/1). (#10811)...
$282
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/15). NGC Census: (0/1). ...
$423
$1,208
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/4). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10811)...
$632
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/23). NGC Census: (0/1). (#10811) From T...
$374
$402
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$1,092
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/4). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10811)...
$575
$391
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$1,725
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$805
$563
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.6, MS65 PCGS....
$1,092
1876 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-953, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/3). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10811)...
$690
$275
$506
1876 50C BG-953
$385
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