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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:
11623
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-954
Coin Date:
1880
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10812
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Coin Value History
1880 50c BG-954 MS
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1880 50c BG-954 MS
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1880 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-954. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$360
1880 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-954. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-64 (NGC).
$456
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/0). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$1,740
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/2). NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$552
1880 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-954. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$264
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50, BG-954, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/12). PCGS Population (4/102)....
$352
Cal Gold: 1880 50c BG-954 PCGS AU58
$328
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4--Bent--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/96). (#...
$115
1880 50C BG-954
$319
1880 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-954. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$552
1880 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-880. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-64 DPL (NGC).
$504
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$1,840
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/2). NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$940
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/81). NGC Census: (6/9). ...
$276
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS61 ICG....
$276
1880 50C BG-954
$297
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (29/54). NGC Census: (5/4). MS63. Fr...
$276
1880 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-954. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-64 PL (NGC).
$432
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS66 ...
$1,380
1880 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-954, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. ...
$978
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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