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1856-S 25c MS61
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1856-S 25c MS

MS61

1856-S 25c

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$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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1856-S 25C AG3 PCGS. PCGS Population: 10 in 3, 106 finer (8/26). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AG3 . Mintage 286,000. ...
AG3 PCGS
1856-S 25C AG3 PCGS. PCGS Population: 10 in 3, 106 finer (8/26). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AG3 . Mintage 286,000. ...
$354
Sold 10/12/2026
Heritage Auctions
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30 PCGS
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. VF-30 (PCGS).
$1,220
Sold 9/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C -- Mount Removed, Repaired, Bent -- ANACS. Fine 12 Details. Mintage 286,000. ...
F12
1856-S 25C -- Mount Removed, Repaired, Bent -- ANACS. Fine 12 Details. Mintage 286,000. ...
$317
Sold 8/18/2026
Heritage Auctions
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. AG-3 (PCGS).
AG3 PCGS
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. AG-3 (PCGS).
$366
Sold 8/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population: 10 in 30, 47 finer (5/26). CDN: $920 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF30. Mintage 286,000....
VF30 PCGS
1856-S 25C VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population: 10 in 30, 47 finer (5/26). CDN: $920 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF30. Mintage 286,000....
$1,159
Sold 6/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. VF-20 (PCGS).
VF20 PCGS
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. VF-20 (PCGS).
$750
Sold 7/9/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C VG10 NGC. NGC Census: (2/29). PCGS Population: (3/82). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG10. Mintage 286,000. ...
VG10 NGC
1856-S 25C VG10 NGC. NGC Census: (2/29). PCGS Population: (3/82). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG10. Mintage 286,000. ...
$1,020
Sold 2/13/2024
Heritage Auctions
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 1-A. Good Details--Damage (PCGS).
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 1-A. Good Details--Damage (PCGS).
$168
Sold 3/28/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C Good 6 NGC. NGC Census: (2/24). PCGS Population: (6/85). CDN: $380 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Good 6 . Mintage 286,...
G6 NGC
1856-S 25C Good 6 NGC. NGC Census: (2/24). PCGS Population: (6/85). CDN: $380 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Good 6 . Mintage 286,...
$432
Sold 2/7/2023
Heritage Auctions
1856-S 25C VF25 NGC. Briggs 2-C. Golden-gray patina evenly covers the obverse of this early San Francisco piece, and the si...
VF25 NGC
1856-S 25C VF25 NGC. Briggs 2-C. Golden-gray patina evenly covers the obverse of this early San Francisco piece, and the si...
$870
Sold 2/6/2022
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1856-S 25C VG8 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/73). NGC Census: (0/20). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG8 . Mintage 286,000. ...
VG8 PCGS
1856-S 25C VG8 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/73). NGC Census: (0/20). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG8 . Mintage 286,000. ...
$384
Sold 11/3/2020
Heritage Auctions
1856-S 25C XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/32). NGC Census: (0/11). CDN: $1,400 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF40. M...
XF40 PCGS
1856-S 25C XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/32). NGC Census: (0/11). CDN: $1,400 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF40. M...
$1,110
Sold 12/7/2019
Heritage Auctions
1856-S 25C Fine 15 PCGS. EX: "E.B.Strickland Collection". PCGS Population: (4/56). NGC Census: (0/18). Mintage 286,000. ...
F15 PCGS
1856-S 25C Fine 15 PCGS. EX: "E.B.Strickland Collection". PCGS Population: (4/56). NGC Census: (0/18). Mintage 286,000. ...
$420
Sold 3/13/2018
Heritage Auctions
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 2-C. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35 PCGS
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 2-C. VF-35 (PCGS).
$940
Sold 11/5/2016
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C -- Damage -- ANACS. Fair 2 Details. NGC Census: (0/23). PCGS Population (0/62). Mintage: 286,000. Numismedia Wsl...
AG2 ANACS
1856-S 25C -- Damage -- ANACS. Fair 2 Details. NGC Census: (0/23). PCGS Population (0/62). Mintage: 286,000. Numismedia Wsl...
$69
Sold 11/11/2014
Heritage Auctions
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