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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:
11426
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-840
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10701
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Coin Value History
1871 25c BG-840 MS
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1871 25c BG-840 MS
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1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-840. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$384
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, MS65 Deep Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (1/0)....
$1,440
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/119). NGC Census: (2/49). AU55. ...
$204
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/3). NGC Census: (1/1). MS64. ...
$690
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. Ex: The Storck Collection. NGC Census: (8/2). PCGS Population: ...
$360
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-840. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$264
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/133). NGC Census: (1/40). All proceeds...
$156
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (11/24). PCGS Population: (17/73). ...
$252
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (13/96). NGC Census: (2/17). (#10701)...
$184
$259
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (21/10). PCGS Population: (36/41). MS62. ...
$240
$564
Cal Gold: 1871 25c BG-840 PCGS AU55
$177
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-840. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-64 PL (NGC).
$408
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (8/2). PCGS Population: (26/15). MS63. ...
$324
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-840. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Bent (NGC).
$106
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-840. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU-50 (PCGS).
$194
1871-G Round 25 Cents. BG-840. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (NGC).
$188
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-840, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/93). NGC Census: (2/28). (#10701)...
$199
$154
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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