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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:
11246
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-111
Coin Date:
1856
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10380
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Coin Value History
1856 25c BG-111 MS
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1856 25c BG-111 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
(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
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-204A MS
1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-64 (NGC).
$732
1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$504
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (93/58). ...
$504
1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS). OGH.
$336
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/303 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (2/114 and 0/0...
$211
1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. About Uncirculated, Broken Hole (Uncertified).
$72
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). PCGS Population: (3/0). MS66. ...
$576
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/3). NGC Census: (14/2). ...
$630
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (7/57). PCGS Population (18/242). (#10380)...
$282
$288
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, AU50 NCS. NGC Census: (0/25). PCGS Population (2/248). (#10380)...
$161
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, XF45 ICG.<...
$100
1856 Cal. Gold Octag 25c NGC MS64 (BG-111)
$525
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (33/69). PCGS Population: (100/150). MS62. ...
$288
1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$408
1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS). OGH.
$264
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/270). NGC Census: (2/78). ...
$258
1856 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-111. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. Gold S.S. Central America Label. MS-66 (PCGS).
$4,320
1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.3, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (13/2). PCGS Population: (10/3). ...
$480
$431
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