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1871 25c BG-838 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: 11424
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-838
Coin Date: 1871
Denomination: 25c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1881
Composition: Gold
Rarity: 2
PCGS #: 10699
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1871 25c BG-838 MS
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GSID:11424 PCGS:10699 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS65 $775.00 $1,234
MS64 $525.00 $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
AU53 $1,234 $1,234
AU50 $1,234 $1,234

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1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS). OGH.
$288
Sold 3/17/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$408
Sold 3/17/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU Details--Holed, Bent (NGC).
$105
Sold 2/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (38/88). ...
$288
Sold 7/21/2025
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (59/31). ...
$384
Sold 7/21/2025
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, MS64 PCGS. From: The James Lomiento, Jr. Collection...
$384
Sold 12/27/2023
Heritage Auctions
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0.
$216
Sold 12/13/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/469). NGC Census: (0/128). ...
$222
Sold 6/8/2021
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/464). NGC Census: (0/114). ...
$192
Sold 12/26/2017
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/297). NGC Census: (3/89). ...
$156
Sold 12/19/2017
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (2/84). PCGS Population (4/436). ...
$170
Sold 7/13/2014
Heritage Auctions
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (0/73). PCGS Population (14/402)....
$161
Sold 9/17/2013
Heritage Auctions
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Die State II. Liberty Head. MS-65 (NGC).
$1,190
Sold 8/7/2010
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU-58 (NGC).
$336
Sold 7/9/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, MS62 PCGS. This piece is housed in a green label holder. PCGS Population: (16...
$312
Sold 10/28/2024
Heritage Auctions
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. AU Details--Bent (PCGS).
$192
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-838, R.2, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (37/88). ...
$360
Sold 2/12/2025
Heritage Auctions
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$360
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-838. Rarity-2. Liberty Head. MS-64 PL (NGC).
$2,160
Sold 9/6/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1871 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS AU55 (BG-838)
$230
Sold 1/2/2023
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