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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:
11474
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-791
Coin Date:
1872
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10618
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Coin Value History
1872 25c BG-791 MS
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1872 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-791. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-67 PL (NGC).
$2,440
1872 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-791. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$408
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS65+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/6 and 2/0+). ...
$600
1872 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-791. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0.
$432
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS66 NGC. ...
$870
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/193). NGC Census: (12/58). ...
$247
1872 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-791. Rarity-3. Indian Head. Unc Details--Damage (PCGS).
$106
$402
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, XF45 ICG. NGC Census: (0/53). PCGS Population (0/224). (#10618)...
$150
Cal Gold: 1872 25c BG-791 PCGS AU53
$230
1872 25C BG-791
$299
1872 25C BG-791
$253
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: 2 in 67, 0 finer (3/26). ...
$2,684
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (29/27). PCGS Population: (98/30). MS64. ...
$420
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (18/9). PCGS Population: (24/6). MS65. ...
$516
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (85/128). NGC Census: (14/57). MS63....
$362
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (5/2). PCGS Population: (5/0). ...
$780
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (11/56). PCGS Population (42/196). ...
$258
1872 25C BG-791
$196
1872 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-791, R.3, MS67 NGC. ...
$1,620
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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