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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:
11844
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-221
Coin Date:
Cal. Gold
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
3
PCGS #:
10406
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Coin Value History
Cal. Gold 25c BG-221 MS
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Cal. Gold 25c BG-221 MS
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Undated (1853) Round 25 Cents. BG-221. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$504
Undated (1853) Round 25 Cents. BG-221. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Damage (PCGS).
$288
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS64 PCGS. Ex: Jay Roe. PCGS Population: (45/3)....
$630
(1853) 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (22/39)....
$576
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/172). NGC Census: (7/58). MS61. ...
$300
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/192). NGC Census: (2/57). AU58. ...
$228
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population: (2/1). ...
$720
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/140). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$253
Multiple Coin Lot...
$522
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (63/48 and 0/1+). ...
$504
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (14/3). PCGS Population: (45/3). MS64....
$444
Undated (1853) Round 25 Cents. BG-221. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0.
$384
Undated (1853) Round 25 Cents. BG-221. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS). OGH.
$317
Undated (1853) Round 25 Cents. BG-221. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$192
$402
ND 25C BG-221
$192
Undated (1853) Round 25 Cents. BG-221. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-63 (NGC).
$408
Undated (1853) Round 25 Cents. BG-221. Rarity-3. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$480
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (60/110). NGC Census: (19/33). MS62. ...
$312
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-221, R.3, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (18/154). NGC Census: (6/29). ...
$258
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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