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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:
11638
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-956
Coin Date:
1881
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10814
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Coin Value History
1881 50c BG-956 MS
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1881 50c BG-956 MS
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1881 Cal. Gold 50c PCGS MS63 (BG-956)
$425
$643
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/50). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10814) F...
$299
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#10814)...
$3,594
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4,--Bent--NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/2). PCGS Population (2/48). ...
$150
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS65 PCGS. A noticeably prooflike example exhibiting sharp definition...
$978
$356
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/35). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10814)...
$489
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/6). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10814)...
$546
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. Each side is deeply mirrored and highly reflective, and th...
$489
$552
Multiple Coin Lot...
$920
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/5). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10814)...
$489
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/5). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10814)...
$472
1881 50C Indian Octagonal 50 Cents, BG-956, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. Each side is deeply mirrored and highly reflective, and th...
$518
1881 50C BG-956
$319
1881 50C BG-956
$385
1881 50C BG-956
$412
1881 50C BG-956
$522
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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