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1871 50c BG-912 MS61
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1871 50c BG-912 MS

MS61

1871 50c BG-912

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$1,234
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$1,234
Retail
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1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, XF45 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Populatio...
XF45 PCGS
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, XF45 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Populatio...
$268
Sold 9/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
MS65 PCGS
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
$576
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58 PCGS
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$288
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Tooled (PCGS).
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Tooled (PCGS).
$240
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
MS65 PCGS
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
$780
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH.
MS64 PCGS
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH.
$432
Sold 3/10/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (9/5). PCGS Population: (35/10). MS64. ...
MS64 NGC
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (9/5). PCGS Population: (35/10). MS64. ...
$408
Sold 12/23/2020
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS66 NGC. ...
MS66 NGC
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS66 NGC. ...
$900
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS67 PCGS. ...
MS67 PCGS
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS67 PCGS. ...
$1,920
Sold 6/7/2019
Heritage Auctions
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 PL (NGC).
MS65 NGC
1871 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-912. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-65 PL (NGC).
$528
Sold 11/14/2017
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/34). PCGS Population: (9/146). ...
AU58 NGC
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/34). PCGS Population: (9/146). ...
$176
Sold 9/6/2016
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/34). PCGS Population: (9/146). ...
AU58 NGC
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/34). PCGS Population: (9/146). ...
$188
Sold 9/6/2016
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS66 NGC. ...
MS66 NGC
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, MS66 NGC. ...
$1,058
Sold 11/1/2015
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/21). PCGS Population (4/148). (#10770)...
AU55 NGC
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/21). PCGS Population (4/148). (#10770)...
$253
Sold 6/5/2011
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3,--Holed--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/15). PCGS Population (0/135). (...
AU50
1871 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-912, R.3,--Holed--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/15). PCGS Population (0/135). (...
$80
Sold 4/16/2007
Heritage Auctions
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