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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:
11428
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-857
Coin Date:
1871
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10718
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1871 25c BG-857 MS
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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
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-201 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $5,000
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-202 MS
Worth: $600 – $4,500
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-203 MS
Worth: $600 – $1,200
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-204 MS
Worth: $330 – $1,000
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/37). ...
$360
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-857. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$432
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. Ex. Di Pierro Collection. PCGS Population: (7/48 and 0/0+). N...
$324
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/1). PCGS Population: (10/0). ...
$600
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, AU58+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/51 and 1/0+). NGC Census: (0/10 and 0/0+...
$258
$1,028
1871 Round 25 Cents. BG-857. Rarity-4+. AU-50 (PCGS). OGH--Second Generation.
$298
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS65 NGC. ...
$862
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, --Bent, Lamination, Scratched--NCS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS...
$69
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. Ex: Di Pierro Collection. PCGS Population: (12/35 and 0/0+). ...
$336
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-857. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$504
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/47 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/12 and 0/1+)...
$264
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/0). NGC Census: (3/1). ...
$1,880
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/33). NGC Census: (2/8). ...
$306
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (26/9). NGC Census: (5/5). ...
$252
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/41). NGC Census: (0/2). (#10718) From...
$299
1871 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-857, High R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population (7/0). (#10718)...
$920
$288
1871-H Round 25 Cents. BG-857. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$228
1871 25C BG-857
$209
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