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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:
11336
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-906
Coin Date:
1868
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10764
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1868 50c BG-906 MS
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1868 50c BG-906 MS
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1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). ...
$1,080
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population: (7/2). MS66. ...
$990
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/55). NGC Census: (0/12). ...
$228
1868 Cal. Gold 50c NGC MS65 (BG-906)
$525
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/6). PCGS Population: (22/25). ...
$240
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/44). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10764) ...
$276
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS63 NGC. ...
$404
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS67 NGC. ...
$940
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS66+ NGC. ...
$1,200
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS65 NGC. ...
$764
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/23). NGC Census: (2/5). ...
$432
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/43). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10764)...
$310
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS63 PCGS....
$380
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS67 PCGS. ...
$1,528
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (2/2). PCGS Population (4/1). ...
$999
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS65 ...
$632
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (19/19). NGC Census: (1/4). ...
$646
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, R.6, MS62 PCGS....
$288
$190
1868 50C Liberty Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-906, High R.4, MS67 NGC. ...
$1,410
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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