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1881 50c BG-956 MS61
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1881 50c BG-956 MS

MS61

1881 50c BG-956

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$1,234
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$1,234
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MS61
$291
Sold 1/7/2008
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
MS61
$356
Sold 5/28/2006
GOLDBERG COINS
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4,--Bent--NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/2). PCGS Population (2/48). ...
MS60
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4,--Bent--NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/2). PCGS Population (2/48). ...
$150
Sold 6/4/2007
Heritage Auctions
MS60
$83
Sold 9/7/1997
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
MS62 PCGS
$418
Sold 5/30/1994
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
MS63 PCGS
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$456
Sold 12/23/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS63 (BG-956)
MS63 PCGS
1881 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS63 (BG-956)
$425
Sold 8/14/2017
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1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/35). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10814)...
MS63 PCGS
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/35). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10814)...
$489
Sold 1/11/2009
Heritage Auctions
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. Each side is deeply mirrored and highly reflective, and th...
MS63 PCGS
$489
Sold 6/3/2006
Heritage Auctions
Multiple Coin Lot...
MS63 PCGS
$920
Sold 8/2/1997
Heritage Auctions
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1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$660
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$408
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$720
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
MS64 PCGS
$643
Sold 8/31/2014
Bonham LLC
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$661
Sold 8/19/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Die State II. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1881 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-956. Rarity-4+. Die State II. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$727
Sold 4/1/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/6). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10814)...
MS64 PCGS
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/6). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10814)...
$546
Sold 9/26/2010
Heritage Auctions
MS65 PCGS
$2,530
Sold 3/2/2010
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
MS64 PCGS
$552
Sold 9/9/2009
GOLDBERG COINS
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/50). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10814) F...
AU58 PCGS
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/50). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10814) F...
$299
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#10814)...
MS66 NGC
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#10814)...
$3,594
Sold 7/3/2007
Heritage Auctions
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/5). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10814)...
MS64 PCGS
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/5). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10814)...
$489
Sold 6/4/2007
Heritage Auctions
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/5). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10814)...
MS64 PCGS
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/5). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10814)...
$472
Sold 1/8/2007
Heritage Auctions
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS65 PCGS. A noticeably prooflike example exhibiting sharp definition...
MS65 PCGS
$978
Sold 6/3/2006
Heritage Auctions
AU55
$374
Sold 5/1/1991
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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