EF-AU 1856-N California Gold Half Dollar

Description

BG-311. Liberty Head. Octagonal. Rarity-4. Deep orange highlights on lustrous golden surfaces. Faint, old obverse mark on portrait best seen with a loupe, rim flaw at 9:00 on obverse.

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EF-AU 1856-N California Gold Half Dollar

Lot 0566

Estimate $100-$125

Aug 18, 2026, 10:08 PM EDT

Current Price (2 bids)

Secure

$2

Online Rare Coin & Currency Auction #127

Aug 6, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT

Milford, NH, United States

PCGS-Certified S.S. Central America Nuggets Pair: One has a foam ring with some of the gold trapped between the ring and the holder, the other with no ring and a goodly sized pinch of gold. (Total: 2 pieces)

PCGS-Certified S.S. Central America Nuggets Pair

$1

Mini Gold Nugget Earrings: .916 Fine -- 22 Karat. 1.9 Grams total weight.

Mini Gold Nugget Earrings

$1

Natural Gold Nugget for Necklace: 560 Fine -- 14 Karat. 6.2 Grams total weight. Wrapped in gold band with initials AC engraved in tiny font.

Natural Gold Nugget for Necklace

$37

EF Details 1837 H. Crossman Hard Times Token: Cleaned and now retoning. Mark-free.

EF Details 1837 H. Crossman Hard Times Token

$1

CWT. Indiana. MS-60+ BN 1863 Store Card: Bowling Green. IN-120-B2A. Rarity-5. Ash & Black Cash Store. Superior quality and eye appeal, mostly red on the reverse.

CWT. Indiana. MS-60+ BN 1863 Store Card

$43

CWT. Indiana. MS-60 BN Store Card: Butler. Undated (1860s). IN-155A. Rarity-5. J. Lutes, Dealer in Dry Goods and Groceries. Frosty and lustrous golden-tan. Famed head of Mercury issue.

CWT. Indiana. MS-60 BN Store Card

$2

2 Pieces 2004 Lewis & Clark Coin And Pouch Set: Includes the Proof silver dollars as well as pouches by Kosia and April Fox.(Total: 2 pcs)

2 Pieces 2004 Lewis & Clark Coin And Pouch Set

$36

2019 Apollo 11 Proof Half Dollar And Dollar Lot: Includes the 2 Coin Silver Half Dollar set and (2) Silver Dollars which have the amazing curved design that give a camera lens view of the moon. All are housed in OGP. (Total: 2 pcs)

2019 Apollo 11 Proof Half Dollar And Dollar Lot

$115

CACG Choice AU-55 1852 $1 Gold: A brilliant yellow-gold example.

CACG Choice AU-55 1852 $1 Gold

$210

NGC AU Details 1834 $2.50 Gold: Shows a small cut in the field behind Liberty's head.

NGC AU Details 1834 $2.50 Gold

$270

AU-50 1837 Classic Head $2.50 Gold: Plenty of retained mint frost endorses the pale olive-gold surfaces. Some faint obverse hair lining comes to light with a loupe, but it's insignificant in the scheme of things.

AU-50 1837 Classic Head $2.50 Gold

$380

PCGS MS-62 CAC Gold Bean 1861 $2.50 Gold: New Reverse. A frosty and lustrous olive-gold specimen that received the highest accolade -- the "Gold Bean" sticker -- from CAC. A real beauty for the grade.

PCGS MS-62 CAC Gold Bean 1861 $2.50 Gold

$1,275

VF-20 Details 1856-S $3 Gold: Cleaned, but not so extremely that one would be adverse to ownership. Medium gold with olive highlights.

VF-20 Details 1856-S $3 Gold

$32

AU Details 1856-S $3 Gold: Cleaned, artfully holed and plugged at the noon position on the reverse. Finer in-hand than our description suggests.

AU Details 1856-S $3 Gold

$32

VF+ Details 1857 $3 Gold: Loop Removed.

VF+ Details 1857 $3 Gold

$32

Choice AU-58 1878 $3 Gold: Intensely lustrous and boldly presented, with rose iridescence throughout and eye appeal that just won't quit.

Choice AU-58 1878 $3 Gold

$165

NGC MS-65 1893 $5 Liberty Gold: Shows satiny luster and is free of any noticable marks.

NGC MS-65 1893 $5 Liberty Gold

$675

PCGS MS-64+ 1899 $5 Gold: Frosty olive-gold with lively cartwheels and a bold strike.

PCGS MS-64+ 1899 $5 Gold

$1,075

ICG MS-64 1908 With Motto $20 Gold: A frosty specimen with bold luster and a whisper of olive iridescence. A lovely coin overall, and not far off a Gem designation to our eyes.

ICG MS-64 1908 With Motto $20 Gold

$115

MS-62 or Finer 1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50 Gold: Bright and intensely lustrous with wild cartwheel activity. Choice! Just a few obverse hairlines keep us from calling MS-64 on this one.

MS-62 or Finer 1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50 Gold

$2

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