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1881 25c BG-886 MS

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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: 11632
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-886
Coin Date: 1881
Denomination: 25c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1881
Composition: Gold
Rarity: H5
PCGS #: 10747
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GSID:11632 PCGS:10747 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS68 $6,000 $1,234
MS67 $3,250 $1,234
MS66 $1,234 $1,234
MS65 $1,234 $1,234
MS64 $1,234 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234
AU58 $1,234 $1,234
AU55 $1,234 $1,234

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1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-886. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. MS-65+ PL (NGC).
$900
Sold 12/23/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, High R.5, MS64 NGC. ...
$408
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/14). NGC Census: (0/6). (#10747) From ...
$345
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, High R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$632
Sold 6/5/2011
Heritage Auctions
$518
Sold 9/9/2009
GOLDBERG COINS
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. Pop: (P 10/14, N 0/0)....
$402
Sold 9/26/2005
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, High R.5, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/2). NGC Census: (2/2). (#10747)...
$748
Sold 10/31/2010
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C BG-886 MS64 Prooflike NGC. PCGS Population: (0/0). NGC Census: (0/0)....
$575
Sold 11/7/2005
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, R.7, MS63 PCGS. Se...
$437
Sold 2/23/2002
Heritage Auctions
$1,035
Sold 6/15/2010
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, High R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$506
Sold 1/20/2004
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C BG-886
$374
Sold 11/18/1999
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-886, High R.5, MS65 NGC. Characterized by huge stars 9 and 10, that the BG-reference sta...
$690
Sold 6/2/2007
Heritage Auctions
$437
Sold 10/1/2000
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$330
Sold 6/2/1997
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$719
Sold 1/11/2005
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 25C BG-886
$550
Sold 6/3/1994
Heritage Auctions
Multiple Coin Lot...
$852
Sold 7/30/1994
Heritage Auctions
$690
Sold 1/20/2004
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 25C BG-886
$660
Sold 7/30/1994
Heritage Auctions
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