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1881 25c BG-887 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: 11633
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 #: 10748
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1881 25c BG-887 MS
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GSID:11633 PCGS:10748 Shop related

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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS68 $5,500 $1,234
MS67 $1,550 $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

Auction Prices

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1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (62/43). ...
$480
Sold 7/21/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/10). NGC Census: (5/6). MS65. ...
$516
Sold 9/6/2022
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS62 NGC. ...
$228
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 NGC. ...
$960
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (10/21). PCGS Population: (35/102). ...
$216
Sold 5/16/2018
Heritage Auctions
$130
Sold 5/1/2000
R.M. SMYTHE & CO
$460
Sold 2/1/1999
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$33
Sold 5/1/1991
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$480
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/9). NGC Census: (4/6). MS65. ...
$492
Sold 12/16/2020
Heritage Auctions
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-62 (NGC).
$258
Sold 3/6/2016
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-66 (PCGS).
$992
Sold 6/17/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS63 (BG-887 OGH)
$325
Sold 7/24/2017
DLRC
1881 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS64 (BG-887 OGH)
$510
Sold 5/1/2023
DLRC
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/9). NGC Census: (4/6). ...
$552
Sold 10/22/2020
Heritage Auctions
Cal Gold: 1881 25c BG-887 PCGS MS62
$288
Sold 8/18/2008
DLRC
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 PCGS. ...
$1,035
Sold 5/1/2011
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (9/17). PCGS Population (36/105). ...
$275
Sold 7/19/2016
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (15/8). PCGS Population: (63/40). ...
$336
Sold 11/21/2018
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/9). NGC Census: (4/2). ...
$1,058
Sold 4/30/2017
Heritage Auctions
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