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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:
11661
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-937
Coin Date:
1872/1
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10795
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1872/1 50c BG-937 MS
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1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R.4, -- Damaged, Bent -- ANACS. MS60 Details.SPECIAL TERMS: All ...
$228
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/56). NGC Census: (0/3). ...
$432
$468
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (25/7). ...
$705
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R.4, MS65+ PCGS. ...
$881
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$2,611
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/30). NGC Census: (5/4). (#10795) ...
$345
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/57). NGC Census: (0/2). ...
$517
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (24/4). NGC Census: (2/1). (#10795)...
$776
$834
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, R.6, MS63 ...
$529
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/4). PCGS Population (24/3). (#10795)...
$460
1872/1 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-937, High R4, MS65 PCGS. ...
$920
1872/1 50C BG-937
$368
1872/1 50C BG-937 MS64 Prooflike NGC. PCGS Population: (0/0). NGC Census: (0/0)....
$575
Multiple Coin Lot...
$1,046
1872/1 50C BG-937
$546
1872/1 50C BG-937
$341
Multiple Coin Lot...
$1,100
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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