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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:
11242
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-432
Coin Date:
1855
Denomination:
50c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1882
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
5
PCGS #:
10468
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Coin Value History
1855 50c BG-432 MS
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1855 50c BG-432 MS
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1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (6/1). PCGS Population: (10/8). MS63. ...
$516
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS62 NGC. ...
$408
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/32). NGC Census: (1/11). ...
$204
1855 Round 50 Cents. BG-432. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$1,322
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/32). NGC Census: (0/2). (#10468)...
$345
$437
$368
1855 50C BG-432
$781
1855 Round 50 Cents. BG-432. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$384
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/16). NGC Census: (2/5). ...
$646
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS61 PCGS. A mildly prooflike piece that has a sharp strike and well engraved...
$460
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (4/1). PCGS Population (9/7). ...
$617
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (1/2). PCGS Population (9/16). (#10468)...
$402
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS61 PCGS. ...
$368
1855 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-432, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/7). NGC Census: (2/0). (#10468) From The H...
$431
$311
$250
1855 50C BG-432
$220
1855 50C BG-432
$154
1855 50C BG-432
$330
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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