The unprecedented crossover underscores his personal efforts to combat “grade inflation.”
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:
11668
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-943
Coin Date:
1874/3
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10801
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1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/6). ...
$504
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (1/3). ...
$780
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. ...
$456
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/42). NGC Census: (2/7). ...
$216
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS63 ANACS. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population (12/15). (#10801)...
$518
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/28 and 0/0+). ...
$512
1874/3 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS64 (BG-943 OGH)
$625
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/35). NGC Census: (0/11). (#10801)...
$374
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/42). NGC Census: (2/5). ...
$282
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/13). NGC Census: (2/8). (#10801)...
$575
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/28 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (2/4 and 0...
$588
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/2). NGC Census: (4/4). (#10801)...
$604
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, ...
$299
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. Orange, steel-blue, rose, and lemon colors alternate acr...
$374
$518
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/3). PCGS Population: (8/29). ...
$306
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. A lovely near-Gem with prooflike fields and bright yello...
$748
1874/3 50C BG-943
$280
$472
1874/3 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-943, High R.4, MS64 Prooflike NGC....
$978
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
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