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1869 Gold Half Dollar - BG-1021

Strike Type
1869 Territorial coin

Coin Details

Year
1869
Denomination
Territorial
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
California Fractional Gold (1852-1882)
Designer
Robert B. Gray & Co.
Composition
Gold

Auction Record

Price realized
$1,595
Sold
Grade
MS64
Auction house
Bowers & Merena

Description

The 1869 round gold half dollar BG-1021 is a California fractional gold piece of Breen and Gillio's second period with a Liberty head obverse. Breen and Gillio's second period (1858 to 1882 in their second edition, 1859 to 1882 in the first) holds the pieces jewelers made mostly as souvenirs and charms; the act of June 8, 1864 made private coinage unlawful, and Secret Service seizures had ended the trade by 1883. The Heritage catalogue of the Bass collection, as quoted by MacMillan, gives it the G mark of Robert B. Gray & Co. Catalogue number: BG-1021. PCGS number 10850.

Rarity Notes

R-H6 (Greysheet)

Cross References

BG-1021

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