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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:
11484
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-938
Coin Date:
1872
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L6
PCGS #:
10796
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Coin Value History
1872 50c BG-938 MS
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1872 50c BG-938 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
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-938, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,150
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-938, Low R.6, MS66 Prooflike NGC....
$2,415
1872 50C BG-938
$489
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-938, Low R.6, MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. Prominently flashy honey-gold fields c...
$1,610
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-938, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. Sharply struck with intensely prooflike fields and medallic...
$1,265
Multiple Coin Lot...
$660
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