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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:
11302
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-740
Coin Date:
1866
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L6
PCGS #:
10567
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Coin Value History
1866 25c BG-740 MS
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1866 25c BG-740 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
1866-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-740. Rarity-6-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$264
1866-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-740. Rarity-6-. BG-740. MS-62 (PCGS).
$720
1866 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, R.6, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/4). PCGS Population: (1/17). ...
$408
1866 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, R.6, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/2). NGC Census: (1/2). ...
$504
1866 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, R.6, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population: (2/0). ...
$1,260
$236
1866-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-740. Rarity-6-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$384
1866-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-740. Rarity-6-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$576
$418
1866 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, R.6, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/2). NGC Census: (1/2). ...
$660
1866 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, R.6, MS64 NGC. ...
$1,320
1866 25C BG-740
$248
1866 25C BG-740
$495
1866 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, Low R.6, MS63 PCGS. ...
$862
1866 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, Low R.6, MS64 NGC. ...
$1,880
1866 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, Low R.6, MS63 PCGS. ...
$805
1866 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, Low R.6, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,955
1866 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, Low R.6, MS63 PCGS. ...
$1,955
1866 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, R.7, MS63 PCGS....
$1,006
1866 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-740, R.7, MS63 PCGS....
$345
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