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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:
11433
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-862
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
10723
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Coin Value History
1871 25c BG-862 MS
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1871 25c BG-862 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
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-862, High R.6, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population: (4/2). MS64. ...
$1,380
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-862, High R.6, MS63 PCGS. ...
$2,640
$546
$3,105
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-862, High R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$2,406
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-862, High R.6, MS63 ICG. NGC Census: (0/1). PCGS Population (1/4). (#10723)...
$431
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-862, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/5). NGC Census: (1/1). (#10723)...
$719
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-862. Rarity-6+. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH.
$3,115
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-862, High R.6, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/5). NGC Census: (1/1). (#10723)...
$690
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