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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:
11364
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-752
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L5
PCGS #:
10579
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Coin Value History
1870 25c BG-752 MS
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1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/37). ...
$336
1870 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-752. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. EF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$168
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). PCGS Population: (16/9). MS62. ...
$324
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/0). NGC Census: (0/0). MS63. ...
$630
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-752. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).
$204
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-752. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS).
$264
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5,--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. Unc Details. NGC Census: (0/5). PCGS Popula...
$150
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (5/33). NGC Census: (0/5). (#10579) F...
$184
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, AU58 PCGS. A greenish-gold representative with a reasonable strike an...
$161
1870 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS62 (BG-752)
$400
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-752. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$759
1870 25C BG-752 MS61 Prooflike NGC. PCGS Population: (0/0). NGC Census: (0/0)....
$489
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, MS60 ...
$202
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-752. Rarity-5-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH.
$312
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, MS63 Prooflike NGC. A flashy representative with glimpses of ruby-red...
$690
$176
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, MS62 PCGS. A bulbous throated Liberty faces left, small G far from tr...
$431
1870 25C BG-752
$220
1870 25C BG-752
$286
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-752, Low R.5, MS62 ...
$391
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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