Name: 1856 50c BG-434 MS
SKU: 11255

Gold: $4,059.07 | Silver: $51.69 | Platinum: $1,511.29 | Palladium: $995.03

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Issued in round and octagonal shapes, California fractional gold issues were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 208 different varieties of the 50-cent denomination cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.

Catalog Information

GSID: 11255

Strike Type: Business

Edge: Plain

Variety: BG-434

Coin Date: 1856

Denomination: 50c

Designation: MS

Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold

Coinage Years: 1853-1882

Composition: Gold

Rarity: L4

PCGS #: 10470

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Coin Value History

1856 50c BG-434 MS

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1856 50c BG-434 MS

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GSID:11255 PCGS:10470 Shop related

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Greysheet & CPG® Values by grade for 1856 50c BG-434 MS
Grade	CPG Value (Retail)	Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS64	$1,500	$1,234
MS63	$575.00	$1,234
MS62	$1,234	$1,234
MS61	$1,234	$1,234
MS60	$1,234	$1,234
AU58	$1,234	$1,234
AU55	$1,234	$1,234
AU53	$1,234	$1,234
AU50	$1,234	$1,234

MS64

Wholesale

Greysheet Price $1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail) $1,500

MS63

Wholesale

Greysheet Price $1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail) $575.00

MS62

Wholesale

Greysheet Price$1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail)$1,234

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MS61

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Greysheet Price$1,234

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CPG (Retail)$1,234

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MS60

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Greysheet Price$1,234

Retail

CPG (Retail)$1,234

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AU58

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Greysheet Price$1,234

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CPG (Retail)$1,234

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AU55

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Greysheet Price$1,234

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CPG (Retail)$1,234

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AU53

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Greysheet Price$1,234

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CPG (Retail)$1,234

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AU50

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Greysheet Price$1,234

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CPG (Retail)$1,234

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Auction Prices

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1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).

$504

Sold 2/11/2026

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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/92). ...

$360

Sold 8/13/2025

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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 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, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/1). PCGS Population: (9/1). MS64. ...

$967

Sold 8/30/2023

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1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).

$630

Sold 11/9/2022

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$253

Sold 1/26/2011

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1856 Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. VF-35 (PCGS). OGH.

$212

Sold 3/5/2010

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$137

Sold 10/11/1992

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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

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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, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (42/27). NGC Census: (15/15). MS62. ...

$348

Sold 8/3/2022

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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

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1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. ...

$420

Sold 10/15/2020

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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

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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

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1856-N Round 50 Cents. BG-434. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).

$360

Sold 8/19/2021

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1856 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-434, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS Gold Shield. ...

$840

Sold 2/1/2019

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