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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:
11321
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-711
Coin Date:
1868
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10538
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1868 25c BG-711 MS
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1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (4/0). ...
$1,500
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (7/3). ...
$516
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (5/10). PCGS Population: (21/7). MS65. ...
$480
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/53). NGC Census: (2/20). MS63. ...
$492
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS64 NGC. ...
$480
$288
$288
$170
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population: (1/0). MS67. ...
$930
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (8/3). PCGS Population (6/0). ...
$706
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS65 NGC. From The Lee and Peter L. Shaffer Collection. NGC Census: (2/10...
$494
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS63 NGC. ...
$408
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/28). NGC Census: (4/12). ...
$408
1868 25C BG-711
$374
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS67 NGC. A frosty Superb Gem with untouched, luminous orange-gold and ho...
$1,380
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (7/1). PCGS Population (5/0). (#10538)...
$632
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (19/5). NGC Census: (1/9). (#10538)...
$575
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/42). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$347
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (3/11). PCGS Population (24/25). ...
$341
1868 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-711, R.4, MS67 PCGS. ...
$1,327
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
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
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