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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Twenty-Five Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 36 distinct entries with CPG® values between $230.00 and $9,500.00.
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.

Catalog Detail

  Twenty-Five Cents (1853–1882) Value Range Favorite
Twenty-Five Cents (1853–1882) Value Range  
1871 25c BG-714 MS
$295
-
$3,750
$295 - $3,750
1871 25c BG-715 MS
$900
-
$3,000
$900 - $3,000
1871 25c BG-716 MS
$775
-
$4,050
$775 - $4,050
1871 25c BG-716A MS
-
 
1871 25c BG-717 MS
$285
-
$5,500
$285 - $5,500
1871 25c BG-718 MS
$775
-
$1,250
$775 - $1,250
1871 25c BG-718A MS
$7,500
-
$9,500
$7,500 - $9,500
1871 25c BG-719 MS
-
 

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1871 25c BG-720 MS
$1,750
-
$2,800
$1,750 - $2,800
1871 25c BG-764 MS
$295
-
$1,250
$295 - $1,250
1871 25c BG-765 MS
$260
-
$1,000
$260 - $1,000
1871 25c BG-766 MS
-
 
1871 25c BG-767 MS
$260
-
$850
$260 - $850
1871 25c BG-768 MS
$260
-
$1,150
$260 - $1,150
1871 25c BG-769 MS
$260
-
$650
$260 - $650
1871 25c BG-770 MS
$260
-
$850
$260 - $850
1871 25c BG-771 MS
$295
-
$1,000
$295 - $1,000
1871 25c BG-809 MS
$260
-
$1,550
$260 - $1,550
1871 25c BG-810 MS
$1,150
-
$1,150
$1,150 - $1,150
1871 25c BG-811 MS
-
 
1871 25c BG-812 MS
$260
-
$2,650
$260 - $2,650
1871 25c BG-813 MS
$260
-
$725
$260 - $725
1871 25c BG-837 MS
$950
-
$2,500
$950 - $2,500

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1871 25c BG-838 MS
$235.00
-
$775
$235.00 - $775
1871 25c BG-839 MS
$230.00
-
$775
$230.00 - $775
1871 25c BG-840 MS
$230.00
-
$650
$230.00 - $650
1871 25c BG-841 MS
$230.00
-
$650
$230.00 - $650
1871 25c BG-856A MS
-
 
1871 25c BG-857 MS
$230.00
-
$1,000
$230.00 - $1,000
1871 25c BG-859 MS
$575
-
$950
$575 - $950
1871 25c BG-860 MS
$390
-
$575
$390 - $575
1871 25c BG-861 MS
$340
-
$1,250
$340 - $1,250
1871 25c BG-862 MS
$650
-
$3,150
$650 - $3,150
1871 25c BG-864 MS
$325
-
$1,200
$325 - $1,200
1871 25c BG-864A MS
$7,500
-
$7,500
$7,500 - $7,500
1871 25c BG-865 MS
$325
-
$950
$325 - $950
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Twenty-Five Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 36 distinct entries with CPG® values between $230.00 and $9,500.00.
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.

Catalog Detail