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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:
11675
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1059
Coin Date:
1876/5
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10888
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Coin Value History
1876/5 50c BG-1059 MS
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1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/8). ...
$493
1876/5 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS AU58 (BG-1059)
$250
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/108). NGC Census: (0/20). ...
$156
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/10). NGC Census: (5/3). ...
$504
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/59). NGC Census: (3/9). ...
$204
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population (7/3). ...
$646
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$2,990
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (4/7). PCGS Population (8/89). (#10888)...
$253
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS65 PCGS. . PCGS Population (2/1). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10888)...
$920
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/8). PCGS Population: (31/31). MS62. ...
$552
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/76). NGC Census: (2/12). ...
$264
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (5/3). PCGS Population: (19/11). ...
$376
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (15/56). NGC Census: (3/6). ...
$329
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS64 PCGS. Ex: Jay Roe. PCGS Population (7/3). NGC Census: (1/0)....
$881
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/86). NGC Census: (1/9). (#10888)...
$207
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/30 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (1/8 and 0/0+). ...
$552
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/4). PCGS Population (18/71). (#10888)...
$253
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (5/3). PCGS Population: (19/11). ...
$352
1876/5 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1059, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (3/5). PCGS Population (15/54). ...
$306
$604
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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