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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:
11159
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-102
Coin Date:
1853
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10371
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Coin Value History
1853 25c BG-102 MS
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1853 25c BG-102 MS
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1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/62). ...
$504
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/33). PCGS Population: (6/104). AU55. ...
$149
1853 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-102. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH.
$552
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/0). NGC Census: (5/0). ...
$1,380
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, AU58 NGC. ...
$186
1853 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-102. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS).
$240
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (12/12). PCGS Population: (38/21). ...
$376
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4--Planchet flaw--AU50 NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/15). PCGS Populat...
$126
$170
1853 25C BG-102
$198
1853 25C BG-102
$154
1853 25C BG-102
$209
1853 25C BG-102
$209
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (22/58). NGC Census: (6/19). ...
$352
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (0/33). PCGS Population: (6/104). AU55. ...
$312
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/3). NGC Census: (7/5). ...
$552
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (5/0). PCGS Population: (3/0). ...
$750
1853 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-102. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$204
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (38/21). NGC Census: (11/10). ...
$365
1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-102, Low R.4, --Reverse Scratched--NCS. AU Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Populat...
$92
1853 25c BG-101 MS
Worth: $350 – $3,300
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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