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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:
11158
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-101
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10370
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Coin Value History
1853 25c BG-101 MS
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1853 25c BG-101 MS
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1853 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-101. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS).
$1,680
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal, BG-101, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: 10 in 58, 49 finer (12/25). ...
$573
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$3,360
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (27/14). NGC Census: (3/6). MS62. ...
$720
1853 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-101. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$1,680
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (3/9). PCGS Population: (5/42). ...
$630
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$2,100
1853 25C BG-101
$495
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/34). NGC Census: (0/6). (#10370)...
$299
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/30). NGC Census: (2/7). ...
$558
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS Secure. ...
$720
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. ...
$3,450
1853 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-101. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS).
$600
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$4,320
1853 25C BG-101
$522
$776
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. Golden-brown and olive hues drape this attractive and even...
$489
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. ...
$900
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS63 NGC. Deep orange and violet tones appear on each side of this sl...
$805
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, Low R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (3/4). PCGS Population (2/27). ...
$1,116
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
Cal. Gold 25c BG-201 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $5,000
Cal. Gold 25c BG-202 MS
Worth: $600 – $4,500
Cal. Gold 25c BG-203 MS
Worth: $600 – $1,200
Cal. Gold 25c BG-204 MS
Worth: $330 – $1,000
Cal. Gold 25c BG-204A MS
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