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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:
395116
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-813
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
702783
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Coin Value History
1871 25c BG-813 MS PL
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1871 25c BG-813 MS PL
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1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-813, R.3, MS63 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: 4 in 63, 16 finer (10/25). ...
$528
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-813, R.3, MS64 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (7/4). PCGS Population: (0/1). MS64. ...
$408
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-813, R.3, MS65 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (0/0). NGC Census: (1/3)....
$660
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-813, R.3, MS63 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (4/9). PCGS Population: (0/1). ...
$348
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-813, R.3, MS64 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (6/3). PCGS Population: (0/1). ...
$384
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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