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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Fifty Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 17 distinct entries with CPG® values between $215.00 and $5,750.00.
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.

Catalog Detail

  Fifty Cents (1853–1882) Value Range Favorite
Fifty Cents (1853–1882) Value Range  
1874 50c BG-929 MS
$1,250
-
$1,550
$1,250 - $1,550
1874 50c BG-930 MS
$215.00
-
$1,550
$215.00 - $1,550
1874/3 50c BG-943 MS
$235.00
-
$1,700
$235.00 - $1,700
1874 50c BG-944 MS
$360
-
$2,300
$360 - $2,300
1874 50c BG-944A MS
$5,750
-
$5,750
$5,750 - $5,750
1874/3 50c BG-945 MS
$215.00
-
$1,100
$215.00 - $1,100
1874 50c BG-958 MS
$325
-
$1,950
$325 - $1,950
1874 50c BG-958A MS
-
 

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1874 50c BG-959 MS
$3,750
-
$3,750
$3,750 - $3,750
1874 50c BG-1033 MS
$295
-
$725
$295 - $725
1874 50c BG-1034 MS
$950
-
$1,900
$950 - $1,900
1874/3 50c BG-1052 MS
$230.00
-
$1,900
$230.00 - $1,900
1874 50c BG-1053 MS
$390
-
$3,750
$390 - $3,750
1874 50c BG-1054 MS
$1,900
-
$3,150
$1,900 - $3,150
1874 50c BG-1055 MS
$230.00
-
$1,000
$230.00 - $1,000
1874 50c BG-1071 MS
$1,250
-
$5,000
$1,250 - $5,000
1874 50c BG-1072 MS
$1,000
-
$2,250
$1,000 - $2,250
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Fifty Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 17 distinct entries with CPG® values between $215.00 and $5,750.00.
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.

Catalog Detail