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1853 50 Cent Values

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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 25 distinct entries with CPG® values between $215.00 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
1853 50c BG-402 MS
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
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1853 50c BG-417 MS
$225.00 - $1,250
1853 50c BG-418 MS
$2,750 - $5,750
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
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
1853 50c BG-435, Arms of California MS
$4,000 - $10,500
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