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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:
11376
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-789
Coin Date:
1870
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
4
PCGS #:
10616
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Coin Value History
1870 25c BG-789 MS
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1870 25c BG-789 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
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: 5 in 58, 77 finer (3/26). ...
$378
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/35). ...
$444
1870 octagonal 25c BG-789 PCGS MS-63 (green label)
$531
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/9). PCGS Population: (5/66). MS61. ...
$432
1870 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-789. Rarity-4. Liberty Head. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC).
$204
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS64 Prooflike PCGS Gold Shield. PCGS Population: (10/5). NGC Census: ...
$630
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS66 PCGS Secure. ...
$1,560
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, PCGS. ...
$1,410
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/69). NGC Census: (0/6). (#10616)...
$196
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/57). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10616)...
$299
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/35). NGC Census: (3/6). MS62. ...
$372
1870 Cal. Gold 25c PCGS MS63 (BG-789 OGH)
$330
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS61 PCGS. . PCGS Population (5/56). NGC Census: (1/3). (#10616)...
$345
$546
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS66 PCGS. ...
$1,440
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS65 NGC. ...
$1,035
1870 25C BG-789
$324
$287
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/33 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (3/6 and 0/0...
$384
1870 25C Goofy Head Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-789, R.4, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (3/3). PCGS Population (17/13). ...
$376
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