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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:
11342
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-748
Coin Date:
1869
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
5
PCGS #:
10575
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Coin Value History
1869 25c BG-748 MS
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1869 25c BG-748 MS
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1869-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-748. Rarity-5. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS).
$240
1869 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (18/14). NGC Census: (7/1). ...
$288
1869 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS63 Prooflike NGC. ...
$720
1869 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/49). NGC Census: (0/8). ...
$258
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/0). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10575)...
$978
$374
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.6, AU58 PCGS....
$172
1869 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/6). PCGS Population (6/30). ...
$282
1869 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (6/1). PCGS Population: (17/14). ...
$432
$518
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, AU55 PCGS....
$201
1869 25C BG-748
$198
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/6). PCGS Population (6/29). ...
$352
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (5/1). PCGS Population (15/14). ...
$564
1869 25C BG-748
$126
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/24). NGC Census: (0/2). (#10575) From ...
$322
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (13/13). NGC Census: (4/1). ...
$446
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/12). NGC Census: (2/5). (#10575)...
$402
$460
1869 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-748, R.5, MS62 PCGS. The reflective yellow-gold fields are lightly abraded, but thi...
$546
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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