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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:
11260
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-701
Coin Date:
1859
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
L6
PCGS #:
10528
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Coin Value History
1859 25c BG-701 MS
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1859 25c BG-701 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
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). ...
$840
1859-FD Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-701. Rarity-6-. Liberty Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$528
1859 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-701. Rarity-6-. Liberty Head. MS-63 (PCGS).
$764
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/4). PCGS Population (1/22). (#10528)...
$489
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (5/17). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10528)...
$489
$319
1859-FD Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-701. Rarity-6-. Liberty Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
$660
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS64 NGC. ...
$646
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (2/0). PCGS Population (8/9). (#10528)...
$632
1859 25C BG-701
$302
$661
$4,888
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,645
1859 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-701. Rarity-6-. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH--Second Generation.
$926
$690
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS65 PCGS. ...
$1,840
$719
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/7). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10528) Fr...
$690
$1,208
1859 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-701, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,322
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