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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:
11660
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-870
Coin Date:
1872/1
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10731
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Coin Value History
1872/1 25c BG-870 MS
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1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: 19 in 62, 42 finer (1/26). ...
$317
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS63 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: ...
$476
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, Bass AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: 4 in 58, 236 finer (11/25)....
$264
1872/1 Round 25 Cents. BG-870. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$528
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/236). NGC Census: (0/57). AU55. ...
$264
1872/1 Round 25 Cents. BG-870. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-60 (PCGS).
$264
1872/1 Round 25 Cents. BG-870. Rarity-3. Indian Head. Unc Details--Bent (NGC).
$168
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS66 PCGS. ...
$1,410
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS61 NGC. The obverse exhibits brilliant yellow-gold luster while the revers...
$470
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/1). NGC Census: (6/1). ...
$822
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (15/41). PCGS Population: (32/191). MS62. ...
$336
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS63 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: (...
$462
Cal Gold: 1872/1 25c BG-870 PCGS AU58 ex: Bass
$230
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (75/20). NGC Census: (11/11). MS64. ...
$408
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, -- Reverse Scratched -- NCS. Unc Details. ...
$138
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3 MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/204). NGC Census: (2/38). ...
$235
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS65 PCGS. Ex: Childs. PCGS Population (17/1). NGC Census: (4/1)....
$734
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/190). NGC Census: (14/39). MS62. ...
$372
1872/1 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-870, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (98/96). ...
$408
$287
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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