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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:
11491
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-793
Coin Date:
1873
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
5
PCGS #:
10620
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1873 25c BG-793 MS
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1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). ...
$1,020
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-793. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$660
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$504
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$862
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (0/5). PCGS Population (2/26). (#10620)...
$322
$341
1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-793. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$552
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/3). NGC Census: (3/2). ...
$384
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS65 PCGS. Ex: Jay Roe. Well struck with the solitary exception of a singl...
$1,150
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/4). PCGS Population: (11/16). ...
$494
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/3). NGC Census: (3/2). ...
$336
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS65 PCGS. A beautifully preserved and assertively struck Gem that has ple...
$1,035
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/15). NGC Census: (0/4). ...
$423
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (2/1). PCGS Population (12/3). ...
$529
1873 Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$862
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/15). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10620) From ...
$431
$426
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-793, R.5, MS63 Prooflike NGC. CAC. ...
$748
$489
1873 25C BG-793
$209
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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