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1881 50c BG-956 MS

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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: 11638
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-956
Coin Date: 1881
Denomination: 50c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1882
Composition: Gold
Rarity: H4
PCGS #: 10814
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1881 50c BG-956 MS
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GSID:11638 PCGS:10814 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS66 $1,500 $1,234
MS65 $850.00 $1,234
MS64 $1,234 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234

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1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$456
Sold 12/23/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$660
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$408
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$2,530
Sold 3/2/2010
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/50). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10814) F...
$299
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
$291
Sold 1/7/2008
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#10814)...
$3,594
Sold 7/3/2007
Heritage Auctions
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4,--Bent--NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/2). PCGS Population (2/48). ...
$150
Sold 6/4/2007
Heritage Auctions
$418
Sold 5/30/1994
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$374
Sold 5/1/1991
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS63 (BG-956)
$425
Sold 8/14/2017
DLRC
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$720
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS65 PCGS. A noticeably prooflike example exhibiting sharp definition...
$978
Sold 6/3/2006
Heritage Auctions
$356
Sold 5/28/2006
GOLDBERG COINS
$83
Sold 9/7/1997
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/35). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10814)...
$489
Sold 1/11/2009
Heritage Auctions
$643
Sold 8/31/2014
Bonham LLC
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. Each side is deeply mirrored and highly reflective, and th...
$489
Sold 6/3/2006
Heritage Auctions
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$661
Sold 8/19/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Multiple Coin Lot...
$920
Sold 8/2/1997
Heritage Auctions
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