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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:
11684
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1067
Coin Date:
1880/70
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10896
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Coin Value History
1880/70 50c BG-1067 MS
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1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/31). ...
$492
1880 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, 8/7, BG-1067, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/0)....
$810
1880/70 Round 50 Cents. BG-1067. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$456
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/8)....
$336
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$630
1880/70 Cal. Gold 50c NGC MS66 DMPL (BG-1067)
$1,900
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/88). NGC Census: (0/5). ...
$276
1880/70 Round 50 Cents. BG-1067. Rarity-4-. EF-40 (PCGS). OGH--Second Generation.
$238
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/96). NGC Census: (0/10). (#10896) F...
$172
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, --Scratched--NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/7...
$66
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/32). NGC Census: (0/1). ...
$420
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/7). NGC Census: (3/0). MS64. ...
$552
1880/70 Round 50 Cents. BG-1067. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$528
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). PCGS Population (10/78). (#10896)...
$299
1880/70 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1067, Low R.4, AU58 ...
$178
1880/70 50C BG-1067
$396
$468
1880/70 Cal. Gold 50c NGC MS64 (BG-1067)
$675
1880/70 Round 50 Cents. BG-1067. Rarity-4-. Indian Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$360
1880/70 Round 50 Cents. BG-1067. Rarity-4-. MS-61 (PCGS). OGH--Second Generation.
$364
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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