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1856 50c BG-434 MS61
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1856 50c BG-434 MS

MS61

1856 50c BG-434

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$1,234
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1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).
$504
Sold 2/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/68 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (9/20 and 0/0+)...
MS61 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/68 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (9/20 and 0/0+)...
$242
Sold 12/11/2019
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (15/68 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (9/19 an...
MS61 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (15/68 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (9/19 an...
$240
Sold 5/23/2018
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (8/14). PCGS Population (14/61). ...
MS61 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (8/14). PCGS Population (14/61). ...
$364
Sold 9/16/2014
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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (18/17). ...
MS62 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (18/17). ...
$576
Sold 10/28/2024
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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (42/27). NGC Census: (15/15). MS62. ...
MS62 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (42/27). NGC Census: (15/15). MS62. ...
$348
Sold 8/3/2022
Heritage Auctions
1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$360
Sold 8/19/2021
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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. ...
MS62 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. ...
$372
Sold 10/15/2020
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MS60 PCGS
$154
Sold 10/3/1995
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1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
MS63 NGC
1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$630
Sold 11/9/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/92). ...
AU58 PCGS
$360
Sold 8/13/2025
Heritage Auctions
1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$288
Sold 11/26/2024
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1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58 PCGS
1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$336
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/92). NGC Census: (10/47). AU58. ...
AU58 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/92). NGC Census: (10/47). AU58. ...
$336
Sold 6/12/2024
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (10/44). PCGS Population: (30/92). AU58. ...
AU58 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (10/44). PCGS Population: (30/92). AU58. ...
$264
Sold 1/17/2024
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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/1). PCGS Population: (9/1). MS64. ...
MS64 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/1). PCGS Population: (9/1). MS64. ...
$967
Sold 8/30/2023
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/1). NGC Census: (2/1). ...
MS64 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/1). NGC Census: (2/1). ...
$1,560
Sold 3/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. ...
MS63 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. ...
$420
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. ...
MS63 NGC
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. ...
$432
Sold 10/15/2020
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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS Gold Shield. ...
MS64 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS Gold Shield. ...
$840
Sold 2/1/2019
Heritage Auctions
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. ...
MS64 PCGS
1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,466
Sold 4/27/2018
Heritage Auctions
AU53 NGC
$253
Sold 1/26/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856 Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. VF-35 (PCGS). OGH.
VF35 PCGS
1856 Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. VF-35 (PCGS). OGH.
$212
Sold 3/5/2010
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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AU50 PCGS
$862
Sold 8/2/1997
Heritage Auctions
XF45
$137
Sold 10/11/1992
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