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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:
11855
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Round Liberty
Variety 2:
BG-1079
Coin Date:
(No Date)
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
8
PCGS #:
10910
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Coin Value History
(No Date) 50c Round Liberty, BG-1079 MS
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(No Date) 50c Round Liberty, BG-1079 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
Undated Round 50 Cents. BG-1079. Rarity-8. Liberty Head. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).
$5,280
Undated 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1079, R.8 Genuine (MS60 Cleaned) PCGS. One of only two known examples of this extrem...
$3,220
No Date 50C Indian Round 50 Cents, BG-1079, R.8, Genuine ...
$2,932
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