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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:
11488
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-727
Coin Date:
1873
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H4
PCGS #:
10554
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Coin Value History
1873 25c BG-727 MS
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1873 25c BG-727 MS
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1873 25C octagonal BG-727 MS-65, 1873 25C octagonal BG-728, and an 1873 25C round BG-872 MS-64, all PCGS
$1,711
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-727. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$528
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-727. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (NGC).
$288
1873 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS63 (BG-727)
$330
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/1 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (2/0 an...
$780
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/3). PCGS Population (1/51). (#10554)...
$264
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/10 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (5/2 ...
$552
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-727. Rarity-4+. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$576
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/48). NGC Census: (1/11). ...
$329
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/41). NGC Census: (1/12). ...
$317
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS66 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (10/1 and 0/0+). NGC Census:...
$724
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/51). NGC Census: (0/3). (#10554)...
$276
1873 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS65 (BG-727)
$625
25C 1873 BG-727. PCGS MS64 OGH
$382
$345
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/39). NGC Census: (1/12). ...
$294
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population: (10/1). ...
$552
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/8). NGC Census: (4/2). ...
$881
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-727, High R.4, MS64 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (7/7). PCGS Population: (22/22)...
$408
$690
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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