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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:
11489
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-728
Coin Date:
1873
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10555
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Coin Value History
1873 25c BG-728 MS
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1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: 8 in 62, 79 finer (5/26). ...
$586
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS68 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). ...
$2,400
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (21/47)....
$516
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (22/11)....
$630
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/25). NGC Census: (13/30). MS65. ...
$624
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-728. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-67+ (PCGS).
$1,440
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/168). NGC Census: (0/59). ...
$174
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/114). NGC Census: (8/36). ...
$313
Cal Gold: 1873 25c BG-728 PCGS AU53
$212
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS61 ICG. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (4/153). (#10555)...
$224
1873 25C BG-728
$209
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (5/48). PCGS Population (10/147). ...
$223
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS68 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). PCGS Population: (0/0). MS68. ...
$1,920
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (54/69 and 3/3+). NGC Census: (19/40 and...
$480
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-728. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-66+ (PCGS).
$600
1873 25C Liberty Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (45/25 and 0/3+). NGC Census: (13/29 and...
$576
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-728. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-67 (NGC).
$840
$132
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (31/118). NGC Census: (8/31). ...
$306
1873 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-728, R.3, MS61 ICG. NGC Census: (0/16). PCGS Population (4/151). (#10555)...
$172
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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