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California Fractional Gold
25 Cents (1853–1882)
50 Cents (1853–1882)
1 Dollar (1853–1872)

Issued in round and octagonal shapes and three denominations of 25-cents, 50-cents, and one-dollar. These small gold issues are intricate miniatures of large gold coins yet no bigger than the size of a fingernail, and were struck to fill a void of circulating coinage in the territory. There are approximately 590 different varieties of the three denominations cataloged in the Breen-Gillio (BG) reference guide.

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25 Cents (1853–1882)
50 Cents (1853–1882)
1 Dollar (1853–1872)

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1945-D 10c MS FB

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1878 1c MS BN

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1889 1c MS RB

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