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1871 50c BG-1025 MS

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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: 11441
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-1025
Coin Date: 1871
Denomination: 50c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1882
Composition: Gold
Rarity: 5
PCGS #: 10854
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1871 50c BG-1025 MS
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GSID:11441 PCGS:10854 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS64 $1,000.00 $1,234
MS63 $675.00 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234
XF45 $1,234 $1,234
XF40 $1,234 $1,234

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1871-G Round 50 Cents. BG-1025. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$264
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871-G Round 50 Cents. BG-1025. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$480
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/35). NGC Census: (1/8). AU55. ...
$264
Sold 5/29/2024
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/45). NGC Census: (0/10). ...
$372
Sold 2/20/2023
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/24). NGC Census: (2/6). AU58. ...
$264
Sold 8/17/2022
Heritage Auctions
1871-G Round 50 Cents. BG-1025. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$528
Sold 11/10/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$900
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/34). NGC Census: (0/5). (#10854)...
$253
Sold 7/11/2010
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population (2/17). (#10854)...
$299
Sold 9/2/2008
Heritage Auctions
1871-G Round 50 Cents. BG-1025. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$176
Sold 11/10/2015
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871-G Round 50 Cents. BG-1025. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$364
Sold 11/4/2014
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 Cal. Gold Round Liberty 50c NGC AU55 (BG-1025)
$250
Sold 11/2/2015
DLRC
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/40). NGC Census: (0/6). ...
$174
Sold 4/24/2018
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/22). NGC Census: (2/3). ...
$240
Sold 5/16/2018
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.7, MS63 PCGS. ...
$690
Sold 2/23/2002
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, AU50 PCGS. An orange, olive, and gold example with a few faint handling mark...
$345
Sold 6/3/2006
Heritage Auctions
Cal Gold: 1871 50c BG-1025 NGC MS61
$299
Sold 5/22/2008
DLRC
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/6). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10854)...
$460
Sold 4/22/2012
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1025, R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/22). NGC Census: (2/3). ...
$228
Sold 4/10/2018
Heritage Auctions
1871 50C BG-1025
$209
Sold 8/14/1995
Heritage Auctions
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