whats my 1855 1/2 cent California gold coin worth?

1/2 cent

Does your coin look the the photos in the PCGS link below?

If so, it is a US Mint (Philadelphia) product rather than a California product. It is made primarily of copper rather than gold.

Coin Value depends on rarity and condition. In typical heavily circulated condition, an 1855 1/2 cent would retail for about $55. A dealer might pay 60% to 70% of that amount to buy.

Neither the US Mint nor any of the private mints that issued 'California fractional gold' coins ever made a half cent in gold. Fractional gold was made in dollar, half dollar and 25 cent denominations.

I think what you have may be a half dollar replica. There are tons of these out there. The only value they have is what someone will give you for it. There is no gold in it.

Take a look at this page:

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC...

It is not a genuine California gold coin, it is a souvenir piece and has no value. It doesn't actually have the word "cent" on it anywhere, does it?

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Coins that old are worth quite a bit. Of course depending

0n condition. They can run from $36 to $173.

http://www.coinstudy.com/half-cent-values.html

It completely depends on what kind of shape it is in. Is it scratched? How much? Was it in circulation? How it's graded tells you how much it's worth.