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Issued in round and octagonal shapes, California fractional gold issues were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 275 different varieties of the 25-cent denomination cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.
Catalog Information
GSID:
11264
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-705
Coin Date:
1859
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
10532
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Coin Value History
1859 25c BG-705 MS
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1859 25c BG-705 MS
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1853 25c BG-101 MS
Worth: $350 – $3,300
1853 25c BG-102 MS
Worth: $175 – $700
1854 25c BG-103 MS
Worth: $90,000 – $90,000
1854 25c BG-104 MS
Worth: $175 – $800
1854 25c BG-105 MS
Worth: $175 – $1,650
1855/4 25c BG-106 MS
Worth: $210 – $1,200
1856 25c BG-107 MS
Worth: $175 – $1,000
1854 25c BG-108 MS
Worth: $175 – $600
1854 25c BG-109 MS
Worth: $275 – $1,200
1855 25c BG-110 MS
Worth: $185 – $2,200
1856 25c BG-111 MS
Worth: $175 – $650
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-201 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $5,000
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-202 MS
Worth: $600 – $4,500
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-203 MS
Worth: $600 – $1,200
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-204 MS
Worth: $330 – $1,000
1859 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-705. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$1,920
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS65 NGC....
$1,920
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/3). PCGS Population: (2/2). MS63. ...
$780
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/3 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/3 and 0/...
$540
$368
1859 25C BG-705
$451
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$2,400
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,380
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. A rare variety that has a heavy die clash of the reverse ...
$1,035
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population (0/13). (#10532)...
$402
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$2,875
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,552
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. A rare variety that has a heavy die clash of the reverse ...
$1,150
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-705, R.7, MS62 PCGS....
$834
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