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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Fifty Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 25 distinct entries with CPG® values between $280.00 and $50,500.00. Issued in round and octagonal shapes and three denominations of 25-cents, 50-cents, and one-dollar. These small gold

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Fifty Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 25 distinct entries with CPG® values between $280.00 and $50,500.00.

Issued in round and octagonal shapes and three denominations of 25-cents, 50-cents, and one-dollar. These small gold issues are intricate miniatures of large gold coins yet no bigger than the size of a fingernail, and were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 590 different varieties of the three denominations cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.

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1853 50c BG-301 MS
1853 50c BG-301 MS
Value Range: $24,000 - $50,500
$24,000 - $50,500
1853 50c BG-302 MS
1853 50c BG-302 MS
Value Range: $1,300 - $12,000
$1,300 - $12,000
1853 50c BG-303 MS
1853 50c BG-303 MS
Value Range: $6,250 - $10,500
$6,250 - $10,500
1853 50c BG-304 MS
1853 50c BG-304 MS
Value Range: $325 - $850
$325 - $850
1853 50c BG-402 MS
1853 50c BG-402 MS
1853 50c BG-408 MS
1853 50c BG-408 MS
Value Range: $1,200 - $6,250
$1,200 - $6,250
1853 50c BG-409 MS
1853 50c BG-409 MS
Value Range: $295 - $550
$295 - $550
1853 50c BG-410 MS
1853 50c BG-410 MS
1853 50c BG-411 MS
1853 50c BG-411 MS
1853 50c BG-412 MS
1853 50c BG-412 MS
1853 50c BG-413 MS
1853 50c BG-413 MS
1853 50c BG-414 MS
1853 50c BG-414 MS
Value Range: $490 - $900
$490 - $900
1853 50c BG-415 MS
1853 50c BG-415 MS
Value Range: $295 - $1,100
$295 - $1,100
1853 50c BG-416 MS
1853 50c BG-416 MS
Value Range: $2,000 - $7,500
$2,000 - $7,500
1853 50c BG-416A MS
1853 50c BG-416A MS

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1853 50c BG-417 MS
1853 50c BG-417 MS
Value Range: $295 - $1,550
$295 - $1,550
1853 50c BG-418 MS
1853 50c BG-418 MS
Value Range: $3,450 - $7,250
$3,450 - $7,250
1853 50c BG-419 MS
1853 50c BG-419 MS
Value Range: $36,000 - $36,000
$36,000 - $36,000
1853 50c BG-420 MS
1853 50c BG-420 MS
Value Range: $7,500 - $11,000
$7,500 - $11,000
1853 50c BG-421 MS
1853 50c BG-421 MS
Value Range: $360 - $3,250
$360 - $3,250
1853 50c BG-422 MS
1853 50c BG-422 MS
Value Range: $1,650 - $9,750
$1,650 - $9,750
1853 50c BG-428 MS
1853 50c BG-428 MS
Value Range: $280 - $3,900
$280 - $3,900
1853 50c BG-429 MS
1853 50c BG-429 MS
Value Range: $295 - $725
$295 - $725
1853 50c BG-430 MS
1853 50c BG-430 MS
Value Range: $280 - $725
$280 - $725
1853 50c BG-435, Arms of California MS
1853 50c BG-435, Arms of California MS
Value Range: $5,000 - $12,500
$5,000 - $12,500

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