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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:
11492
Strike Type:
Business
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
BG-794
Coin Date:
1873
Denomination:
25c
Designation:
MS
Coinage Type:
California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years:
1853-1881
Composition:
Gold
Rarity:
H5
PCGS #:
10621
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Coin Value History
1873 25c BG-794 MS
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1873 25c BG-794 MS
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1873 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-794. Rarity-5+. Indian Head. Unc Details--Bent (PCGS).
$312
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/21). NGC Census: (4/11). MS63. ...
$420
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS65 Deep Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (5/3). PCGS Population: (6/0). M...
$2,040
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (3/0). PCGS Population: (0/0). MS66. ...
$900
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS67 Prooflike NGC. ...
$1,920
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS64 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (2/7). PCGS Population: (15/6). MS64....
$540
$345
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (4/7). PCGS Population (6/18). ...
$400
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS65 PCGS Secure. ...
$900
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS66 NGC. ...
$1,140
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS64+ PCGS. ...
$660
$345
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (2/2). PCGS Population (5/16). (#10621)...
$431
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$1,175
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS66 NGC. ...
$1,880
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (4/5). PCGS Population: (15/3). From The...
$646
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (5/16). NGC Census: (1/2). (#10621)...
$431
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS65 NGC. ...
$822
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS64+ PCGS. ...
$1,528
1873 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-794, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (5/16). NGC Census: (0/1). (#10621) F...
$518
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
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