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1856 50c BG-307 MS63
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1856 50c BG-307 MS

MS63

1856 50c BG-307

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
Price History

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1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). ...
MS65 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$3,960
Sold 10/28/2024
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
MS64 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,860
Sold 5/6/2022
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
MS64 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$4,825
Sold 10/20/2021
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 NGC. A scarce Period One octagonal half dollar made by Frontier...
MS64 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 NGC. A scarce Period One octagonal half dollar made by Frontier...
$3,480
Sold 7/22/2021
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
MS64 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$2,880
Sold 10/18/2019
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/17). NGC Census: (3/9). ...
MS61 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/17). NGC Census: (3/9). ...
$528
Sold 1/14/2019
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
MS64 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$3,840
Sold 4/27/2018
Heritage Auctions
1856 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-307. Rarity-5+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1856 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-307. Rarity-5+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$1,058
Sold 7/21/2015
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
MS61 PCGS
$374
Sold 11/18/2008
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
MS61 PCGS
$546
Sold 5/28/2006
GOLDBERG COINS
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS62 NGC. A crisply struck and satiny example of this scarce and awk...
MS62 NGC
$632
Sold 5/7/2005
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-307, High R.5, MS61 ...
MS61 PCGS
$334
Sold 11/7/2003
Heritage Auctions
MS60 PCGS
$687
Sold 9/16/1996
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856 50C BG-307
AU53 PCGS
$302
Sold 7/31/1993
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C BG-307
MS60 PCGS
$330
Sold 7/31/1993
Heritage Auctions
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