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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:
11270
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-901
Coin Date:
1859
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
10759
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Coin Value History
1859 50c BG-901 MS
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1859 50c BG-901 MS
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1853 50c BG-301 MS
Worth: $20,000 – $42,000
1853 50c BG-302 MS
Worth: $1,050 – $10,000
1853 50c BG-303 MS
Worth: $5,000 – $8,500
1853 50c BG-304 MS
Worth: $250 – $650
1854 50c BG-305 MS
Worth: $225 – $800
1854 50c BG-306 MS
Worth: $225 – $425
1856 50c BG-307 MS
Worth: $350 – $3,900
1854 50c BG-308 MS
Worth: $225 – $425
1855 50c BG-309 MS
Worth: $300 – $1,100
1856 50c BG-310 MS
Worth: $1,800 – $3,200
1856 50c BG-311 MS
Worth: $275 – $1,500
1852 50c BG-401 MS
Worth: $210 – $1,000
1853 50c BG-402 MS
1854 50c BG-403 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $6,500
1854 50c BG-404 MS
Worth: $1,250 – $1,250
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: 3 in 64, 2 finer (4/26). ...
$2,074
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/2 and 1/0+). NGC Census: (1/0 and 1/0...
$2,880
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS62+ PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (2/11 and 1/1+). NGC Census: (1/...
$690
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/6). NGC Census: (0/4). ...
$1,880
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS64 NGC. ...
$2,040
1859 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-901. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. MS-65+ (PCGS).
$1,920
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/4). PCGS Population: (2/12). ...
$660
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6 MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/0). PCGS Population (4/3). From The Elb...
$1,998
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS65 PCGS Secure. ...
$2,880
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS65+ PCGS. ...
$4,935
$4,888
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-901, High R.6, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (1/0). (#10759)...
$3,220
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