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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:
11640
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-957A
Coin Date:
1881
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L6
PCGS #:
10958
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1881 50c BG-957A MS
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1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-952B. Rarity-6-. Indian Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
$960
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B, Low R.6, MS66 Deep Prooflike NGC. BG-952B is a rare variety from the same dies...
$2,040
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B, MS67 Prooflike NGC. Ex: Sunrise Collection. The sole Superb Gem examples of th...
$2,040
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B, Low R.6, MS64 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (0/1). PCGS Population: (11/11)....
$480
$834
$690
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B, Low R.6, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/0 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/1 and 0/0...
$750
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B, Low R.6, MS66 Deep Prooflike NGC. Ex: Sunrise Collection. The sole finest Deep...
$2,640
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/11). NGC Census: (0/1). ...
$432
$661
$891
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B, Low R.6, MS66 Prooflike NGC. ...
$3,290
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/10). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10958)...
$489
$770
$1,150
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (0/0). ...
$3,290
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-952B MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/9). NGC Census: (1/0). (#10958)...
$561
1881 50C BG-957 A
$550
$661
$719
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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