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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:
11271
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-902
Coin Date:
1859
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10760
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Coin Value History
1859 50c BG-902 MS
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1859 50c BG-902 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-902, Low R.4, MS64 Deep Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (12/14)....
$750
1859 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-902. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$480
1859 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-902. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS).
$216
1859 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-902. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. MS-65 (NGC).
$780
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population: (1/0). MS67. ...
$1,560
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. ...
$240
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/105). NGC Census: (3/23). ...
$458
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/0). NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$1,762
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/11). PCGS Population (4/89). (#10760)...
$230
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/16). NGC Census: (10/9). ...
$432
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/39). NGC Census: (5/22). MS63. ...
$432
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/2). NGC Census: (7/3). ...
$1,175
1859 Octagonal 50 Cents. BG-902. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-67 (PCGS).
$1,080
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/68). NGC Census: (2/22). ...
$204
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$1,410
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS61 NGC, ... (Total: 3 coins)
$862
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (5/4). PCGS Population (20/12). ...
$352
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (6/17). PCGS Population: (32/37). ...
$288
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. ...
$676
1859 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-902, Low R.4, MS67 PCGS. ...
$2,350
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