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 MS60
Coin Value History
1853 50c BG-435, Arms of California MS60
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS60 PCGS. The reverse motif is similar to the eagle seen on Gold Ru...
MS60
PCGS
$6,600
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
MS61
NGC
$5,760
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
MS61
NGC
$6,600
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. ...
AU58
NGC
$5,400
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-435. Rarity-5-. Arms of California, "Humbert" Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58
PCGS
$6,462
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. ...
AU58
PCGS
$8,225
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
MS62
PCGS
$9,775
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
MS62
PCGS
$9,200
MS62
PCGS
$6,900
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63
PCGS
$10,200
1853 50C Arms of California Round 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS64 NGC....
MS64
NGC
$14,760
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS66 NGC. ...
MS66
NGC
$10,500
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
MS65
NGC
$9,600
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-435. Rarity-5-. Arms of California, "Humbert" Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS).
MS64
PCGS
$10,800
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
MS64
NGC
$10,200
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-435. Rarity-5-. Arms of California, "Humbert" Eagle. MS-65 (NGC).
MS65
NGC
$12,000
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
MS65
NGC
$10,200
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
MS64
PCGS
$9,600
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5 -- Plugged -- NCS. AU Details. ...
AU50
$2,880
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
MS65
NGC
$17,038
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63
PCGS
$12,925
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-435. Rarity-5-. Arms of California, "Humbert" Eagle. AU Details--Holed (PCGS).
$1,762
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. ...
MS63
NGC
$10,575
1853 Round 50 Cents. BG-435. Rarity-5-. Arms of California. MS-63 (PCGS).
MS63
PCGS
$12,233
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5--Plugged--NCS. AU Details. A lightly worn yellow-gold piece that exhi...
AU50
$2,185
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