BG- 409 G50C 1853 California Fractional, Liberty Round PCGS AU58 R3

1853 Gold 50C Liberty Head Round, initials DN on obverse. Rarity-3.

• Period One - circulating issues between 1852 and 1856.
• Redbook Type: Liberty Head / Date in Wreath
• RedBook Collectors Sequence: RB-042
• Made by Deriberpie & Nouizillet.

Obverse: Narrow head; 13 stars. 1st star to left of bust point; initials DN below bust. Same as BG-407 and BG-408.

Reverse: HALF D. CALIFORNIA GOLD outside of wreath; 1853 within wreath; the 3 has a round top and the bow is almost triangular. There are ten berries on the left branch and 12 on the right.

CCJ 8; EML 17-18; Burnie 28; Lee 8B; D 328A.

1. Die State-1: perfect rev. ‘rare’ as such.                            
2. Die State-2: Cracks at NIA G and from wreath to 3.                                                           
3. Die State-3: lower obv. die rusted, shattered reverse.
4. Die State-4: Crack breaks into a large retained cud. Last Die State as reported by Mike Locke