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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:
11846
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-223
Coin Date:
Cal. Gold
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L4
PCGS #:
10408
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Coin Value History
Cal. Gold 25c BG-223 MS
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Cal. Gold 25c BG-223 MS
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Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (45/64). ...
$360
Undated (1853-1854) Round 25 Cents. BG-223. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-61 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0.
$288
Undated (1853-1854) Round 25 Cents. BG-223. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$288
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (2/2). PCGS Population: (4/1). ...
$492
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (11/118). NGC Census: (4/27). ...
$204
Undated (1853-1854) Round 25 Cents. BG-223. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Tooled (PCGS).
$88
(1853) 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (6/1). PCGS Population (20/4). (#10408)...
$402
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/118). NGC Census: (0/12). (#10408)...
$230
Undated (1853-1854) Round 25 Cents. BG-223. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$264
(1853) G25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (4/19). PCGS Population (12/104)....
$258
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS63 NGC. ...
$480
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS65★ NGC. NGC Census: (2/2 and 1/0*). PCGS Population: (4/1 an...
$516
$374
Undated (1853-1854) Round 25 Cents. BG-223. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. AU Details--Bent (PCGS).
$94
$368
Cal Gold: ND 25c BG-223 PCGS AU55
$230
Undated (1853-1854) Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-223. Rarity-4-. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH.
$228
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (12/95). NGC Census: (2/10). (#10408)...
$299
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (36/25). NGC Census: (3/11). ...
$282
Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-223, Low R.4, MS65 Prooflike NGC. ...
$978
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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