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1871 25c BG-809 MS

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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: 11418
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-809
Coin Date: 1871
Denomination: 25c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1881
Composition: Gold
Rarity: L4
PCGS #: 10670
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1871 25c BG-809 MS
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GSID:11418 PCGS:10670 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS67 $1,550 $1,234
MS66 $875.00 $1,234
MS65 $1,234 $1,234
MS64 $1,234 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234

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1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (13/12). ...
$516
Sold 7/21/2025
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/10). ...
$480
Sold 10/28/2024
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. The NGC Insert is hand-signed by Miles Standish....
$384
Sold 10/28/2024
Heritage Auctions
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-809. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-66 (NGC).
$840
Sold 8/23/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-809. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0.
$432
Sold 5/9/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/115). NGC Census: (0/47). AU55. ...
$276
Sold 8/26/2021
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). PCGS Population: (1/0). MS67. ...
$1,140
Sold 4/25/2021
Heritage Auctions
Cal Gold: 1871 25c BG-809 PCGS AU58
$212
Sold 3/5/2009
DLRC
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-809. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$480
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (3/9). PCGS Population: (25/10). MS65. ...
$528
Sold 9/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (19/59). NGC Census: (9/16). ...
$306
Sold 5/10/2016
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (7/2). PCGS Population: (9/1). ...
$660
Sold 10/22/2020
Heritage Auctions
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-809. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$204
Sold 3/5/2019
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS67 NGC. ...
$1,560
Sold 6/15/2018
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/13). PCGS Population (7/91). (#10670)...
$196
Sold 8/12/2008
Heritage Auctions
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-809. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$504
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/10). NGC Census: (2/10). MS65. ...
$504
Sold 3/24/2021
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (9/12). PCGS Population (18/55). ...
$329
Sold 7/14/2013
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS66 NGC. ...
$900
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-809, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (7/28). PCGS Population: (16/78). ...
$200
Sold 9/6/2016
Heritage Auctions
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