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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 50 Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 217 distinct entries with CPG® values between $165.00 and $42,000.00.

Issued in round and octagonal shapes and three denominations of 25-cents, 50-cents, and one-dollar. These small gold issues are intricate miniatures of large gold coins yet no bigger than the size of a fingernail, and were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 590 different varieties of the three denominations cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.
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1853 50c BG-301 MS
$20,000 - $42,000
1853 50c BG-302 MS
$1,050 - $10,000
1853 50c BG-303 MS
$5,000 - $8,500
1853 50c BG-304 MS
$250.00 - $650
1854 50c BG-305 MS
$225.00 - $800
1854 50c BG-306 MS
$225.00 - $425
1856 50c BG-307 MS
$350 - $3,900
1854 50c BG-308 MS
$225.00 - $425
1855 50c BG-309 MS
$300 - $1,100
1856 50c BG-310 MS
$1,800 - $3,200
1856 50c BG-311 MS
$275 - $1,500
1852 50c BG-401 MS
$210.00 - $1,000
1853 50c BG-402 MS
1854 50c BG-403 MS
$2,600 - $6,500
1854 50c BG-404 MS
$1,250 - $1,250
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1855 50c BG-405 MS
$250.00 - $500
1855 50c BG-406 MS
$700 - $900
1852 50c BG-407 MS
$225.00 - $900
1853 50c BG-408 MS
$950 - $4,900
1853 50c BG-409 MS
$225.00 - $425
1853 50c BG-410 MS
1853 50c BG-411 MS
1853 50c BG-412 MS
1853 50c BG-413 MS
1853 50c BG-414 MS
$375 - $700
1853 50c BG-415 MS
$225.00 - $850
1853 50c BG-416 MS
$1,600 - $6,000
1853 50c BG-416A MS
1853 50c BG-417 MS
$225.00 - $1,250
1853 50c BG-418 MS
$2,750 - $5,750
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1853 50c BG-419 MS
$30,000 - $30,000
1853 50c BG-420 MS
$6,000 - $8,800
1853 50c BG-421 MS
$275 - $2,600
1853 50c BG-422 MS
$1,300 - $7,800
1854 50c BG-422A MS
1854 50c BG-423 MS
$1,000 - $4,000
1854 50c BG-424 MS
$3,500 - $3,500
1854 50c BG-425 MS
$2,750 - $3,500
1852 50c BG-426 MS
1852 50c BG-427 MS
$600 - $1,100
1853 50c BG-428 MS
$215.00 - $3,100
1853 50c BG-429 MS
$225.00 - $550
1853 50c BG-430 MS
$220.00 - $800
1854 50c BG-431 MS
$250.00 - $1,300
1855 50c BG-432 MS
$225.00 - $1,100
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1855 50c BG-433 MS
$10,000 - $10,000
1856 50c BG-434 MS
$225.00 - $1,200
1853 50c BG-435, Arms of California MS
$4,000 - $10,500
1854 50c BG-436 MS
$2,000 - $15,000
1859 50c BG-901 MS
$650 - $2,750
1859 50c BG-902 MS
$175.00 - $1,500
1866 50c BG-903 MS
$275 - $1,250
1866 50c BG-904 MS
1867 50c BG-905 MS
$275 - $2,500
1868 50c BG-906 MS
$175.00 - $1,200
1869 50c BG-907 MS
$175.00 - $1,400
1870 50c BG-908 MS
$275 - $1,800
1870 50c BG-909 MS
$350 - $1,200
1871 50c BG-910 MS
$300 - $1,000
1871 50c BG-911 MS
$175.00 - $1,350
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1871 50c BG-912 MS
$165.00 - $1,600
1872 50c BG-913 MS
$165.00 - $1,600
1872 50c BG-914 MS
$165.00 - $1,600
1873 50c BG-915 MS
$170.00 - $1,600
1856 50c BG-916 MS
$330 - $2,000
1864 50c BG-917 MS
$175.00 - $950
1864 50c BG-918 MS
$165.00 - $1,300
1869 50c BG-919 MS
$165.00 - $425
1870 50c BG-920 MS
$165.00 - $425
1870 50c BG-921 MS
$165.00 - $750
1870 50c BG-922 MS
$165.00 - $300
1871 50c BG-923 MS
$170.00 - $1,800
1871 50c BG-924 MS
$165.00 - $650
1871 50c BG-925 MS
$165.00 - $1,800
1871 50c BG-926 MS
$350 - $2,000
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1871 50c BG-927 MS
$165.00 - $1,200
1873 50c BG-928 MS
$600 - $825
1874 50c BG-929 MS
$1,000 - $1,250
1874 50c BG-930 MS
$165.00 - $1,250
1875 50c BG-930A MS
1875/4 50c BG-931 MS
$2,000 - $3,500
1876 50c BG-932 MS
$165.00 - $1,000
1876 50c BG-932A MS
1875 50c BG-933 MS
$225.00 - $1,250
1875 50c BG-934 MS
$240.00 - $1,250
1876/6876 50c BG-935 MS
$225.00 - $600
1870 50c BG-936 MS
$225.00 - $900
1872/1 50c BG-937 MS
$225.00 - $1,600
1872 50c BG-938 MS
$550 - $2,000
1872 50c BG-939 MS
$225.00 - $2,000
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1872 50c BG-940 MS
$165.00 - $2,800
1873/2 50c BG-941 MS
$225.00 - $1,750
1873 50c BG-942 MS
$225.00 - $950
1874/3 50c BG-943 MS
$180.00 - $1,350
1874 50c BG-944 MS
$275 - $1,850
1874 50c BG-944A MS
$4,500 - $4,500
1874/3 50c BG-945 MS
$165.00 - $850
1875 50c BG-946 MS
$165.00 - $1,200
1875 50c BG-947 MS
$500 - $2,500
1875 50c BG-948 MS
$165.00 - $1,350
1876 50c BG-949 MS
$165.00 - $1,400
1876 50c BG-950 MS
$600 - $2,000
1876 50c BG-951 MS
$195.00 - $1,200
1878/6 50c BG-952 MS
$165.00 - $1,550
1876 50c BG-953 MS
$275 - $750
1880 50c BG-954 MS
$165.00 - $1,600
1880 50c BG-955 MS
$400 - $1,000
1881 50c BG-956 MS
$165.00 - $1,200
1881 50c BG-957 MS
$225.00 - $1,600
1881 50c BG-957A MS
$225.00 - $2,400
1874 50c BG-958 MS
$250.00 - $1,550
1874 50c BG-958A MS
1874 50c BG-959 MS
$3,000 - $3,000
1868 50c BG-960 MS
$500 - $1,400
1868 50c BG-960A MS
$500 - $1,550
1868 50c BG-961 MS
$850 - $2,500
1852 50c BG-962 MS
$2,500 - $3,000
1852 50c BG-962A MS
1852 50c BG-963 MS
$500 - $2,000
1881 50c BG-964 MS
$500 - $1,400
1881 50c BG-965 MS
$500 - $1,400
1881 50c BG-965A MS
$500 - $1,400
1882 50c BG-966 MS
$1,450 - $3,500
1859 50c BG-1001 MS
$3,000 - $4,800
1859 50c BG-1002 MS
$165.00 - $1,500
1859 50c BG-1003 MS
$650 - $1,000
1859 50c BG-1004 MS
$275 - $1,500
1865 50c BG-1005 MS
$225.00 - $1,200
1866 50c BG-1006 MS
$225.00 - $950
1867 50c BG-1007 MS
$165.00 - $800
1868 50c BG-1008 MS
$225.00 - $900
1869 50c BG-1009 MS
$225.00 - $900
1870 50c BG-1010 MS
$165.00 - $1,700
1871 50c BG-1011 MS
$200.00 - $1,650
1873 50c BG-1012 MS
$225.00 - $1,100
1872 50c BG-1013 MS
$260 - $650
1860/56 50c BG-1014 MS
$260 - $900
1864 50c BG-1015 MS
$700 - $2,500
1864 50c BG-1015A MS
1864 50c BG-1016 MS
$190.00 - $700
1864 50c BG-1016A MS
$1,250 - $3,500
1864 50c BG-1016B MS
$10,000 - $10,000
1866 50c BG-1017 MS
$1,400 - $2,000
1867 50c BG-1018 MS
$175.00 - $700
1868 50c BG-1019 MS
$225.00 - $900
1869 50c BG-1020 MS
$175.00 - $500
1869 50c BG-1021 MS
$225.00 - $500
1870 50c BG-1022 MS
$225.00 - $625
1870 50c BG-1023 MS
$700 - $1,500
1870 50c BG-1024 MS
$175.00 - $1,000
1871 50c BG-1025 MS
$225.00 - $800
1871 50c BG-1026 MS
$175.00 - $500
1871 50c BG-1026A MS
$175.00 - $400
1871 50c BG-1027 MS
$175.00 - $400
1871 50c BG-1028 MS
$575 - $1,200
1871 50c BG-1029 MS
$175.00 - $500
1871 50c BG-1030 MS
$225.00 - $1,000
1873 50c BG-1031 MS
$225.00 - $600
1873 50c BG-1032 MS
$4,000 - $4,000
1874 50c BG-1033 MS
$225.00 - $550
1874 50c BG-1034 MS
$750 - $1,500
1875 50c BG-1035 MS
$225.00 - $550
1875 50c BG-1036 MS
$10,000 - $15,000
1875 50c BG-1037 MS
$175.00 - $700
1876 50c BG-1038 MS
$175.00 - $1,000
1876 50c BG-1039 MS
$650 - $1,400
1876 50c BG-1040 MS
$225.00 - $750
1876 50c BG-1040A MS
$325 - $700
1871 50c BG-1041 MS
$450 - $1,100
1871 50c BG-1042 MS
$950 - $2,400
1871 50c BG-1043 MS
$950 - $3,500
1871 50c BG-1044 MS
$850 - $1,500
1871 50c BG-1045 MS
$225.00 - $650
1871 50c BG-1046 MS
$1,100 - $3,000
1870 50c BG-1047 MS
$175.00 - $500
1872 50c BG-1048 MS
$175.00 - $750
1872 50c BG-1049 MS
$175.00 - $1,550
1873/2 50c BG-1050 MS
$450 - $1,500
1873 50c BG-1051 MS
$300 - $1,250
1874/3 50c BG-1052 MS
$175.00 - $1,500
1874 50c BG-1053 MS
$300 - $3,000
1874 50c BG-1054 MS
$1,500 - $2,500
1874 50c BG-1055 MS
$175.00 - $800
1875 50c BG-1056 MS
$175.00 - $1,200
1875 50c BG-1057 MS
$175.00 - $850
1875/3 50c BG-1058 MS
$175.00 - $1,320
1876/5 50c BG-1059 MS
$200.00 - $1,250
1876 50c BG-1060 MS
$225.00 - $2,800
1876 50c BG-1061 MS
$3,500 - $3,500
1876 50c BG-1062 MS
$1,000 - $1,000
1876 50c BG-1063 MS
$300 - $1,500
1876 50c BG-1064 MS
$450 - $950
1876 50c BG-1065 MS
$400 - $1,500
1878/6 50c BG-1066 MS
$250.00 - $750
1880/70 50c BG-1067 MS
$275 - $1,700
1880 50c BG-1068 MS
$850 - $1,025
1881 50c BG-1069 MS
$175.00 - $1,000
1881 50c BG-1070 MS
$175.00 - $1,200
1874 50c BG-1071 MS
$1,000 - $4,000
1874 50c BG-1072 MS
$800 - $1,800
1868 50c BG-1073 MS
$1,400 - $3,000
1868 50c BG-1074 MS
$400 - $2,000
1852 50c BG-1075 MS
$1,100 - $3,300
1852 50c BG-1076 MS
$275 - $1,650
1882 50c BG-1077 MS
$900 - $2,500
(No Date) 50c Round Liberty, BG-1078 MS
$6,000 - $6,000
(No Date) 50c Round Liberty, BG-1079 MS
$6,000 - $9,000
1868 50c BG-1303 MS
$220.00 - $425
1854 50c BG-1304 MS
$375 - $1,200
1854 50c BG-1304A, Restrike MS
$185.00 - $280
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