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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 10211
Coin Date: 1851
Denomination (Short): G$50
Denomination (Long): 50 Dollar Gold
Variety: Humbert
Variety 2: Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5
Desg: MS
Composition: Gold
Mintage: 100-200 known
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Pioneer & Territorial Gold
Coinage Years: 1851-1852
Mint Location: California
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 0
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: Augustus Humbert
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: Eagle clutching shield and scroll AUGUSTUS HUMBERT UNITED STATES ASSAYER OF GOLD CALIFORNIA 1851 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. FIFTY DOLLS. 880 THOUs.
Reverse Description: Engine turning
General Notes: There are somewhere between 100 and 200 Kagin-5 Humbert slugs in private hands, nearly 20 of which grade mint state. The single finest of these was dug up near San Francisco in 1973, and grades Gem BU. Four examples of this variety were discovered on the S.S. Central America.
NGC ID: ANH8

1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
VF35	$31,200.00
XF40	$33,600.00
XF45	$36,000.00
AU50	$46,800.00
AU53	$50,400.00
AU55	$62,400.00
AU58	$96,000.00
MS60	$120,000.00
MS61	$150,000.00
MS62	$180,000.00
VF35 CAC	$36,000.00
XF40 CAC	$39,600.00
XF45 CAC	$43,200.00
AU50 CAC	$57,600.00
AU53 CAC	$60,000.00
AU55 CAC	$78,000.00
AU58 CAC	$132,000.00
MS60 CAC	$150,000.00
MS61 CAC	$174,000.00
MS62 CAC	$240,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. VF35 PCGS. K-5, R.4.	35	$34,800	09/12/24
	1851 Humbert $50 PCGS VF35 (Reeded Edge 880 Thous.)	35	$32,500	10/01/18
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. VF35 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5.	35	$32,900	01/12/14
HA	1851 Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. VF35 PCGS.	35	$9,200	09/28/02
Butterfield, Johnson, & Gillio	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	35	$6,600	05/01/95
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.	55	$75,000	03/26/24
	$50 1851 HUMBERT. REEDED EDGE 880 THOUS. PCGS AU55	55	$61,688	01/26/17
	1851 Augustus Humbert $50 Gold. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$66,125	06/17/11
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	55	$16,500	09/19/99
HA	HUMBERT $50 RE 1851 880	55	$13,200	08/19/95
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	55	$23,100	05/29/95
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF45 PCGS. CAC. K-5, R.4.	45	$40,800	08/15/23
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF45 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5.	45	$28,800	08/04/20
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF45 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5.	45	$38,188	10/21/12
Stacks Bowers	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	45	$26,565	07/30/09
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	45	$23,575	02/01/09
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	45	$9,900	05/30/94
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU53 PCGS. CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	53	$54,000	10/06/22
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU53 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5.	53	$38,400	08/04/20
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 THOUS. AU53 PCGS. CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	53	$60,000	01/08/12
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	53	$13,225	05/01/99
	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).	0	$33,600	04/05/22
	1851 Augustus Humbert $50 Gold. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. EF Details--Devices Engraved (PCGS).	0	$13,806	08/15/13
	1851 Augustus Humbert $50 Gold. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. Genuine--Code 98, Damage (PCGS).	0	$15,341	03/05/10
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous., AU58 PCGS. CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	58	$156,000	11/11/21
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. MS62+ PCGS. CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	62	$204,000	04/23/20
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous., K-5, Low R.5, XF40 PCGS.	40	$29,375	01/11/16
	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. EF-40 (PCGS).	40	$42,594	03/27/14
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 THOUS. XF40 PCGS. Gold CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	40	$54,625	01/08/12
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF40 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5.	40	$28,750	08/14/11
Stacks Bowers	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	40	$32,200	11/18/08
Stacks Bowers	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	40	$26,450	09/18/07
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. XF40 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5. The former facilities of Moffat & Co. were used when	40	$24,150	01/06/07
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. XF40 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5. The bright surfaces and traces of mint luster indicat	40	$25,300	10/26/06
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 THOUS. XF40 PCGS. Kagin-5, Low R.5. Reeded edge with peripheral lettering identifying	40	$24,150	04/07/06
HA	HUMBERT $50 RE 1851 880	40	$18,400	01/12/02
HA	HUMBERT $50 RE 1851 880	40	$7,762	11/18/99
HA	HUMBERT $50 RE 1851 880	40	$9,775	06/04/99
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. VF30 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5.	30	$20,700	10/31/10
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. VF30 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5. This mid-grade "slug" saw extensive use in the channe	30	$19,550	04/29/06
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. VF30 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5. A suitable representative of this first year U.S. Ass	30	$14,950	09/24/05
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. VF30 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5. 1851 was the first year of operation of the U.S. Assa	30	$16,100	09/24/05
HA	HUMBERT $50 RE 1851 880	30	$10,350	05/31/01
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	30	$6,468	05/01/99
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	30	$5,940	05/27/90
	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. VF25 PCGS. K-5, Low R.5.	25	$18,400	08/15/10
HA	HUMBERT $50 RE 1851 880	25	$6,900	08/08/01
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	50	$29,900	01/02/06
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU50 PCGS. K-	50	$24,150	01/31/04
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU50 PCGS. K-	50	$24,150	09/20/03
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. VF20 PCGS.	20	$10,638	11/06/04
Rarcoa/Akers	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	20	$4,100	07/01/96
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	61	$28,750	05/01/99
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU55 NGC. CAC. K-5, R.4.	55	$63,000	08/14/24
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU55 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	55	$37,200	09/18/20
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU55 NGC. CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	55	$46,000	09/26/10
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	55	$36,800	09/14/08
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU55 NGC. K-5, R-5-. The second issue of fifty dollar slugs retained the princ	55	$34,500	08/14/06
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	61	$81,000	08/15/23
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	61	$99,000	12/15/22
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5-. Rarity-5. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. MS-61 (NGC).	61	$120,000	11/15/19
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. MS-61 (NGC).	61	$84,000	02/28/19
Bonham's	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	61	$93,600	06/16/16
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	61	$91,062	05/01/16
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	61	$88,125	08/16/15
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	61	$100,625	01/08/12
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-5, Low R.5. This lower fineness "slug" shows the semi-official sta	61	$45,425	07/30/05
American Numismatic Rarities	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	61	$40,250	01/10/05
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU50 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	50	$27,600	08/15/23
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU50 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	50	$28,800	08/15/23
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. AU-50 (NGC).	50	$40,800	08/25/22
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU50 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	50	$34,800	08/24/22
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU50 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	50	$31,200	08/24/22
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. AU-50 (NGC).	50	$44,062	03/27/14
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU50 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	50	$44,062	09/09/12
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous.--Obverse Damage--NCS. AU Details.	50	$16,100	09/21/08
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU50 NGC. K-5, R.5. Still-lustrous with tinges of reddish-golden color in the	50	$32,200	01/07/06
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS. K-5, Low R.5. A higher grade Humbert Fift	50	$16,100	07/30/05
Superior	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	50	$21,850	08/16/04
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	50	$9,775	10/02/00
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC. K-5, R.4.	53	$43,200	02/09/23
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC. K-5, R.4.	53	$40,800	01/12/23
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	53	$34,800	02/24/22
Legend	$50 1851 "880". REEDED. HUMBERT. NGC AU53 CAC	53	$55,812	04/21/21
Legend	$50 1851 HUMBERT. REEDED EDGE, 880. NGC AU53 CAC	53	$55,812	06/27/19
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	53	$40,250	09/26/10
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC.	53	$43,125	09/13/09
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	53	$28,750	02/01/09
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC.	53	$29,900	01/11/09
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC.	53	$33,350	08/03/08
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC. K-5, R.5. A reeded edge slug of lower fineness, 880 fine per the in	53	$23,575	11/05/05
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC. K-5, Low R.5. Bright yellow-gold with traces of luster in the protec	53	$25,300	09/24/05
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU53 NGC.	53	$27,600	03/25/05
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. EF-45 (NGC).	45	$30,000	08/25/22
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous., XF45 NGC. CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	45	$40,800	01/14/22
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. EF-45 (NGC).	45	$24,000	03/19/20
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	45	$25,000	02/13/17
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	45	$31,050	02/02/13
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. XF45 NGC.	45	$27,600	10/24/09
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. XF45 NGC. CAC.	45	$25,300	01/11/09
Stacks Bowers	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	45	$25,300	11/18/08
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. XF45 NGC. K-	45	$17,250	08/21/04
Stacks Bowers	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	45	$8,625	05/04/99
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF40 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	40	$26,504	09/06/19
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF40 NGC. K-5, R.5.	40	$31,200	04/25/19
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF40 NGC. CAC. K-5, Low R.5.	40	$48,469	01/12/14
Stacks Bowers	1851 Augustus Humbert $50 Gold. Reeded Edge. K-5. Rarity-5-. 880 THOUS., Target Reverse. EF-40 (NGC). CAC.	40	$75,934	08/15/13
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. XF40 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	40	$30,550	01/14/13
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 THOUS. XF40 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	40	$25,300	10/16/11
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous.--Reverse Scratched--NCS. XF Details.	40	$14,375	01/10/10
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. XF40 NGC.	40	$29,900	08/02/09
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous.--Reverse Scratched--NCS. XF Details.	40	$13,800	01/11/09
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous.--Rim Damage--NCS. XF Details.	40	$12,650	08/03/08
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	40	$24,725	05/25/08
Stacks Bowers	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	40	$24,150	11/13/07
HA	1851 $50 LE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous.--Repaired, Whizzed--NCS. XF Details. K-2, R.5. Since Augustus Humbert was the	40	$12,650	02/17/07
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	40	$7,250	05/31/99
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, Reeded Edge, 880 Thous. VF30 NGC. K-5, Low R.5.	30	$25,850	03/20/14
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous.--Damaged--NCS. VF. K-5, Low R.5.	20	$18,400	08/15/10
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous., VF Details,	20	$10,350	06/05/04
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU58 NGC.	58	$38,812	01/11/09
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU58 NGC.	58	$48,875	08/12/07
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. AU58 NGC. Kagin-5, Low R.5. Reeded edge with peripheral lettering identifying	58	$30,475	06/03/05
HA	HUMBERT $50 RE 1851 880	58	$26,400	08/17/96
HA	1851 $50 RE Humbert Fifty Dollar, 880 Thous. MS62 NGC.	62	$45,425	01/15/05
American Numismatic Rarities	1851 G$50 Humbert Target Rev, 880 THOUS, Reeded Edge, K-5	60	$39,100	01/10/05

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