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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:
11432
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-861
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10722
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Coin Value History
1871 25c BG-861 MS
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1871 25c BG-861 MS
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1871 25C Liberty Round, BG-861, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: 4 in 64, 1 finer (11/25). ...
$630
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/44). ...
$300
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-861. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$480
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-861. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (NGC).
$258
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5,--Bent Scratched--NCS. Unc Details. NGC Census: (0/5). PCGS Population (1...
$104
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/1). NGC Census: (4/1). MS64. ...
$660
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/14). PCGS Population: (7/44). MS61. ...
$312
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-861. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$552
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$431
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/0). PCGS Population: (14/1). MS64. ...
$528
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/11). PCGS Population (7/43). ...
$258
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/15). NGC Census: (4/3). MS63. ...
$444
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. Yellow gold color competes for territory with plum patina, the...
$374
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (14/2). (#10722)...
$575
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-861, Low R.5, MS61 PCGS....
$368
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-861. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$376
$518
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-861. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$926
$288
1871 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS63 (BG-861)
$475
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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