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California Fractional Gold
Twenty-Five Cents (1853–1882)
Fifty Cents (1853–1882)
Dollar (1853–1872)

Issued in round and octagonal shapes and three denominations of 25-cents, 50-cents, and one-dollar. These small gold issues are intricate miniatures of large gold coins yet no bigger than the size of a fingernail, and were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 590 different varieties of the three denominations cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.

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Twenty-Five Cents (1853–1882)
Fifty Cents (1853–1882)
Dollar (1853–1872)

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1871 25c BG-838 MS

Auction Ends: 8/3/2026

1860 $1 BG-1102 MS

Auction Ends: 8/3/2026

1876 25c BG-854 MS

Auction Ends: 8/3/2026

1854 50c BG-306 MS

Auction Ends: 8/3/2026

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