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:
11485
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-939
Coin Date:
1872
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10797
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1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS66 Deep Prooflike NGC. ...
$1,500
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. Ex: Sunrise Collection. NGC Census: (2/2). PCGS Population: ...
$720
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/38). NGC Census: (1/10). ...
$324
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (2/7). PCGS Population: (13/17). ...
$288
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (9/30 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (1/8 a...
$312
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/4). NGC Census: (4/2). ...
$480
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/6). PCGS Population (1/39). ...
$223
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS67 NGC. ...
$2,585
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS66 PCGS. ...
$2,530
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$960
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population (13/17). (#10797)...
$411
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS62 ...
$374
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (14/1). NGC Census: (1/1). (#10797)...
$575
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (0/2). PCGS Population (2/1)....
$940
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (14/15). NGC Census: (0/2). (#10797)...
$345
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$460
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$1,410
Cal Gold: 1872 50c BG-939 PCGS MS63
$357
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (14/1). NGC Census: (1/1). (#10797) Fr...
$1,380
1872 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-939, Low R.5, MS65 Prooflike NGC....
$1,955
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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