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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:
11343
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-749
Coin Date:
1869
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H5
PCGS #:
10576
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Coin Value History
1869 25c BG-749 MS
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1869 25c BG-749 MS
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1869 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, High R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/26). NGC Census: (0/2). AU55. ...
$276
1869 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/8). NGC Census: (2/0). ...
$588
1869-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-749. Rarity-5+. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$1,528
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, High R.5, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/19). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10576)...
$431
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. Ex: Jay Roe. The plate coin in the second edition of Bree...
$1,610
1869 25C BG-749
$286
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, High R.5, MS62 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (8/8). (#10...
$489
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/1). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10576) F...
$978
1869 Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, High R.5, MS64 ...
$834
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-749, R.7, MS62 PCGS....
$385
1869 25C BG-749
$286
$339
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
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