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1870 Gold Half Dollar - BG-1024

Strike Type
1870 Territorial coin

Coin Details

Year
1870
Denomination
Territorial
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
California Fractional Gold (1852-1882)
Composition
Gold

Auction Record

Price realized
$2,220
Sold
Grade
MS67PL
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1870 round gold half dollar BG-1024 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. Catalogue number: BG-1024. PCGS number 10853.

Rarity Notes

R-L4 (Greysheet)

Cross References

BG-1024

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