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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:
11848
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-834
Coin Date:
(1871)
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H5
PCGS #:
10695
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Coin Value History
(1871) 25c BG-834 MS
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(1871) 25c BG-834 MS
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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
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-201 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $5,000
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-202 MS
Worth: $600 – $4,500
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-203 MS
Worth: $600 – $1,200
(No Date) 25c Round Liberty, BG-204 MS
Worth: $330 – $1,000
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/4). ...
$420
(1870) 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, High R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0)....
$456
Undated (1870-1871)-G Round 25 Cents. BG-834. Rarity-5+. Liberty Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
$258
$356
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, High R.5, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/10). NGC Census: (0/1). (#10695)...
$460
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, High R.5, MS62 NGC. ...
$360
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, High R.5, MS63 NGC. ...
$431
Undated (1870-1871)-G Round 25 Cents. BG-834. Rarity-5+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$336
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, R.6, MS63 PCGS. Pro...
$575
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/3). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10695)...
$632
ND 25C BG-834
$518
Undated (Circa 1870-1871) Round 25 Cents. BG-834. Rarity-5+. Liberty Head. MS-62 (PCGS).
$415
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, High R.5, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/3). NGC Census: (0/1). (#10695) From Th...
$460
$432
ND 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-834, R.6, MS62 PCGS. A t...
$402
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