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PCGS Number: 516775 Coin Date: 1868 Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): Fifty cents Variety: BG-1303 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold Coinage Years: 1853-1882 Edge: Plain General Notes: 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. PCGS #: 516775
