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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:
11195
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-435
Variety 2:
Arms of California
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10471
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Coin Value History
1853 50c BG-435, Arms of California MS
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1853 50C Arms of California Round 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS64 NGC....
$14,760
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS66 NGC. ...
$10,500
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$9,600
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS60 PCGS. The reverse motif is similar to the eagle seen on Gold Ru...
$6,600
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$10,200
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
$5,760
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. ...
$5,400
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5 -- Plugged -- NCS. AU Details. ...
$2,880
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$9,775
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$10,200
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$10,200
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$12,925
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
$6,600
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. ...
$8,225
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5--Plugged--NCS. AU Details. A lightly worn yellow-gold piece that exhi...
$2,185
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$9,200
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$9,600
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$17,038
1853 50C Arms of California 50 Cents, BG-435, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. ...
$10,575
$7,245
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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