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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:
11387
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1022
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
10851
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Coin Value History
1870 50c BG-1022 MS
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1870 50c BG-1022 MS
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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
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/4). NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$630
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population: (1/6). ...
$432
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/7). NGC Census: (0/2). ...
$264
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/13). NGC Census: (0/2)....
$282
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/12). NGC Census: (0/2). (#10851)...
$299
Cal Gold: 1870 50c BG-1022 PCGS AU55
$207
1870-G Round 50 Cents. BG-1022. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$764
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, MS61 NGC. Pop: (P 1/6, N 0/0)....
$632
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (5/7). NGC Census: (0/2). ...
$540
1870-G Round 50 Cents. BG-1022. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS).
$483
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/11). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10851)...
$489
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (2/4). (#10851)...
$632
1870 50C BG-1022
$385
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (2/4). (#10851)...
$417
1870 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1022, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. ...
$546
1870 50C BG-1022
$451
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