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On September 1, Stack's Bowers conducted a Rarities Night session in California as part of this firm's post-ANA World's Fair of Money® auction extravaganza.
Auction lot photos of this item graded AU53
Coin Value History
1853 50c BG-304 AU53
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1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/47). NGC Census: (0/8). (#10424)...
AU53
PCGS
$374
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/41). NGC Census: (1/14). ...
AU55
PCGS
$423
AU55
PCGS
$356
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (7/34). (#10424) Ex:...
AU55
NGC
$196
AU50
$275
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (5/13). PCGS Population: (9/34). ...
AU58
NGC
$336
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (6/11). PCGS Population: (8/34). ...
AU58
NGC
$258
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/32). NGC Census: (5/6). ...
AU58
PCGS
$329
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (4/6). PCGS Population (7/32). (#10424)...
AU58
NGC
$253
AU58
PCGS
$402
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (3/13). ...
MS61
NGC
$558
1853-FD Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-304. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62
PCGS
$312
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population: (5/0). MS64. ...
MS64
NGC
$780
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (3/1). PCGS Population: (13/3). ...
MS63
NGC
$264
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (15/16). NGC Census: (7/3). ...
MS62
PCGS
$400
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (7/3). PCGS Population (15/16). ...
MS62
NGC
$376
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (0/0). NGC Census: (0/0)....
MS63
PCGS
$1,645
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (5/2). PCGS Population (15/16). ...
MS62
NGC
$435
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
MS64
NGC
$999
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
MS64
PCGS
$1,610
MS63
NGC
$391
MS63
PCGS
$748
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (14/14). NGC Census: (2/1). (#10424) ...
MS62
PCGS
$546
1853 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-304, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
MS64
PCGS
$1,150
MS63
PCGS
$546
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