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:
11442
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1026
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10855
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1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/49). ...
$253
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (28/8). ...
$336
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/106). NGC Census: (0/27). ...
$240
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (18/76 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (3/21 a...
$180
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (4/9). PCGS Population (11/31). ...
$206
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,005
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4,--Obverse Scratched--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/15). PCGS Population...
$126
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/49). NGC Census: (6/18). AU58. ...
$228
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. ...
$222
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/14). PCGS Population (14/65). (#10855)...
$196
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (4/8). PCGS Population (10/30). ...
$212
$776
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/79). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10855)...
$218
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/45). NGC Census: (6/14). ...
$162
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (12/0). PCGS Population: (25/8). ...
$288
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (7/6). PCGS Population (10/28). (#10855)...
$276
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. Small Liberty head with no lower lip, G high above date paire...
$690
1871 50C BG-1026
$209
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (6/13). PCGS Population: (30/45). ...
$153
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1026, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/8). NGC Census: (11/0). ...
$228
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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