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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:
11493
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-817
Coin Date:
1873
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10678
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Coin Value History
1873 25c BG-817 MS
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1873 Round 25 Cents. BG-817. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. AU Details--Holed (NGC).
$168
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (78/78). ...
$396
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (11/9). PCGS Population: (20/7). MS65. ...
$408
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (52/26). NGC Census: (24/19). MS64. ...
$372
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (8/1). PCGS Population: (7/0). MS66. ...
$456
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (41/151). NGC Census: (14/60). From The Sp...
$180
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS67 ★ NGC. ...
$1,980
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (13/197). NGC Census: (2/66). ...
$223
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/43). PCGS Population (11/176). (#10678)...
$220
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, -- Scratched -- Genuine PCGS. UNC Details. NGC Census: (0/45). PCGS Populatio...
$109
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, AU55 PCGS. ...
$172
Multiple Coin Lot...
$429
1873 Round 25 Cents. BG-817. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Obverse Scratched (NGC).
$240
1873 Round 25 Cents. BG-817. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$336
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/7). NGC Census: (10/8). MS65. ...
$576
1873 Round 25 Cents. BG-817. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$432
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (8/1). PCGS Population: (7/0). ...
$540
1873 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS62 (BG-817 OGH)
$190
1873 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-817, R.3, MS67 NGC. ...
$1,998
Cal Gold: 1873 25c BG-817 PCGS AU58
$212
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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