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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:
393312
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-887
Coin Date:
1881
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
771786
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Coin Value History
1881 25c BG-887 MS PL
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1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: 15 in 65, 17 finer (10/25). ...
$870
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/0 and 0/0+). ...
$1,080
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-63 PL (PCGS).
$552
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS67 Deep Prooflike NGC. ...
$1,260
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS68 Deep Prooflike NGC. Here it is, the single finest certified BG-887 quarte...
$5,520
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-62 PL (NGC).
$456
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS64 Prooflike NGC. ...
$384
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (15/14). PCGS Population: (1/2). MS65. ...
$564
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/0 and 0/0+). ...
$1,140
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS67★ Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (6/0 and 1/0*). PCGS Population: (0/0 ...
$1,020
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (13/10). PCGS Population: (0/2)....
$660
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (7/6). PCGS Population: (2/0). MS66. ...
$811
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (6/4). PCGS Population: (2/0). ...
$1,020
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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