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 MS66
Coin Value History
1872 50c BG-913 MS66
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-66 (NGC).
MS66
NGC
$1,020
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-66 (NGC).
MS66
NGC
$720
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-66 (PCGS).
MS66
PCGS
$900
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS66 NGC. ...
MS66
NGC
$969
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS65+ NGC. ...
MS65
NGC
$690
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS65 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (17/6 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (2/5 and ...
MS65
PCGS
$552
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS). OGH.
MS65
PCGS
$694
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (15/6). NGC Census: (1/4). ...
MS65
PCGS
$617
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-64 (NGC).
MS64
NGC
$408
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/22). NGC Census: (5/7). ...
MS64
PCGS
$360
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
MS63
PCGS
$576
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
MS63
NGC
$480
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Residue (PCGS).
$408
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
MS63
PCGS
$552
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/56). NGC Census: (2/17). ...
MS62
PCGS
$240
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/16). PCGS Population (7/55). ...
MS62
NGC
$247
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (5/7). PCGS Population (20/21). ...
MS64
NGC
$423
1872 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-913. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
MS63
PCGS
$364
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/7). PCGS Population (20/21). ...
MS64
NGC
$329
MS60
$264
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/61). NGC Census: (0/5). (#10771) From ...
AU55
PCGS
$218
Cal Gold: 1872 50c BG-913 NGC MS64
MS64
NGC
$564
MS62
PCGS
$460
MS62
PCGS
$402
1872 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-913, R.6, AU53 PCGS....
AU53
PCGS
$201
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