California Fractional California Coin For My Gold Type Set.

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johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 08/03/2009 9:07 pm I have been wanting one of these for a while now to add to my type set...being that I live and grew up in California. This is a period 1 1856 50 cent fractional that I recently purchased(the 25 centers are just too darn tiny). This is a very VERY difficult coin to photograph, so I will try to get some better shots up later. Anyways, opinions? Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 08/03/2009 9:20 pm Beautiful coin Congratulations. I also grew up out here and am a recreational gold prospector who also owns a couple of these. I have an 1853 Half Dollar BG-415 and a 25C "Goofy Head". Not sure of the BG#. They are graded by NCS. I know the # is on the holder but escapes me right now. I believe your coin is solid gold as most of these post 1855, were plated and not solid. Again, your coin is very nice! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 08/03/2009 11:07 pm Thanks Vermont! Mine is a BG-434, which I understand is considered an R-4(75-200 examples known). In the world of cal gold, that's not considered rare, but certainly isn't common either. I think it is pure gold too as a period 1 coin, but I'm not really sure. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 08/04/2009 12:20 am And NGC too! I know the BG-415 is pretty scarce. I am still trying to find the website that has rarity. I forgot it. Yours is a period 1 coin and is solid gold. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 08/04/2009 01:20 am Viewing past heritage auctions by BG number is one way to research. Also gives you good photos and past auction values. The BG-415 is an R-5. :-) http://coins.ha.com/common/search_r...N=51+790+231 edit- what's interesting is if you look at the older auctions pre-2003, they have it listed as an R-6. Then it later became a low R-5. I'm guessing they discovered a lot more of them at some point. Edited by johnny54321 08/04/2009 01:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
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