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1881 25c BG-887 MS PL

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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: 393312
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 #: 771786
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1881 25c BG-887 MS PL
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GSID:393312 PCGS:771786 Shop related

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Greysheet & CPG® Values by grade for 1881 25c BG-887 MS PL
Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS68 $6,250 $1,234
MS67 $2,000 $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

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Auction Prices

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1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: 15 in 65, 17 finer (10/25). ...
$870
Sold 10/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/0 and 0/0+). ...
$1,080
Sold 7/21/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-63 PL (PCGS).
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-63 PL (PCGS).
$552
Sold 1/15/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS67 Deep Prooflike NGC. ...
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS67 Deep Prooflike NGC. ...
$1,260
Sold 10/20/2021
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS68 Deep Prooflike NGC. Here it is, the single finest certified BG-887 quarte...
$5,520
Sold 7/22/2021
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1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-62 PL (NGC).
1881 Round 25 Cents. BG-887. Rarity-3. Indian Head. MS-62 PL (NGC).
$456
Sold 6/9/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS64 Prooflike NGC. ...
$384
Sold 10/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (15/14). PCGS Population: (1/2). MS65. ...
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (15/14). PCGS Population: (1/2). MS65. ...
$564
Sold 12/13/2023
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1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/0 and 0/0+). ...
$1,140
Sold 7/21/2025
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1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS67★ Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (6/0 and 1/0*). PCGS Population: (0/0 ...
$1,020
Sold 3/31/2021
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1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (13/10). PCGS Population: (0/2)....
$660
Sold 10/30/2019
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1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (7/6). PCGS Population: (2/0). MS66. ...
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (7/6). PCGS Population: (2/0). MS66. ...
$811
Sold 10/20/2021
Heritage Auctions
1881 25C Indian Round 25 Cents, BG-887, R.3, MS66 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (6/4). PCGS Population: (2/0). ...
$1,020
Sold 3/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
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