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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:
84526
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-1301A
Variety 2:
Restrike
Coin Date:
1857
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
PCGS #:
516780
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Coin Value History
1857 25c BG-1301A, Restrike MS
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1857 25c BG-1301A, Restrike 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
1857 25C BG-1301A, Restrike, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: 20 in 64, 25 finer (12/25). CDN: $260 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64...
$360
1857 G25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/3 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid...
$336
1857 Restrike Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS63 (BG-1301A)
$230
1857 Octagonal 25 Cents. Restrike. BG-1301A. Rarity-1. Liberty Head. MS-66+ (PCGS).
$384
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/19 and 0/1+). ...
$324
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/1). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$228
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/0). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$264
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/14 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $130 Whsle. Bid...
$264
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/1). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$141
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/14 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $130 Whsle. Bid...
$198
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/1). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$258
1857 25C BG-1301A - Restrike MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/13). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$132
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