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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:
11373
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-761
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10588
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Coin Value History
1870 25c BG-761 MS
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1870 25c BG-761 MS
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1870 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-761. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$264
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/40). NGC Census: (4/5). MS61. ...
$288
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-761. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS). OGH.
$216
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/8). PCGS Population: (15/48). ...
$150
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/4). NGC Census...
$480
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-761. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-53 (PCGS).
$156
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/14). NGC Census: (4/0). ...
$192
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (1/6). PCGS Population (1/71). (#10588)...
$161
$621
1870 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-761. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$288
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/32). NGC Census: (0/5). (#10588) From ...
$253
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-761. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU-55 (PCGS). OGH.
$228
1870 25C BG-761
$138
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/4). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$192
1870 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (4/0). PCGS Population: (23/14). ...
$282
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS64 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (4/0). (#10588)...
$632
1870-G Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-761. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratches (NGC).
$106
1870 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/31). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10588)...
$306
1870 Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-761, R.4, AU55 PCGS. ...
$218
1870 25C BG-761
$248
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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