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1856-S 25c VG8
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1856-S 25c MS

VG8

1856-S 25c

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$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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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 MS62 PCGS. Briggs 1-B. ...
MS62 PCGS
1856-S 25C MS62 PCGS. Briggs 1-B. ...
$10,370
Sold 7/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
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
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 25 Cents, 1856-S. San Francisco Mint. PCGS Genuine--Damage, VG Details.
OGP PCGS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 25 Cents, 1856-S. San Francisco Mint. PCGS Genuine--Damage, VG Details.
$220
Sold 4/21/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C AU55 NGC. Briggs 1-A. ...
AU55 NGC
1856-S 25C AU55 NGC. Briggs 1-A. ...
$3,660
Sold 3/27/2026
Heritage Auctions
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 2-C. AU-50 (NGC).
AU50 NGC
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 2-C. AU-50 (NGC).
$3,120
Sold 8/29/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C MS63 PCGS. Briggs 1-A....
MS63 PCGS
1856-S 25C MS63 PCGS. Briggs 1-A....
$10,800
Sold 4/30/2025
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1856-S 25c PCGS/CAC XF45 (OGH)
XF45 PCGS CAC
1856-S 25c PCGS/CAC XF45 (OGH) CAC approved
$6,550
Sold 5/30/2022
DLRC
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
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 AU53 PCGS Gold Shield. Briggs-Unlisted. ...
AU53 PCGS
1856-S 25C AU53 PCGS Gold Shield. Briggs-Unlisted. ...
$3,360
Sold 1/31/2019
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 Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 1-B. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.
MS61 PCGS CAC
1856-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 1-B. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. CAC approved
$11,750
Sold 8/14/2015
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S 25C MS64 PCGS. Briggs 1-A. ...
MS64 PCGS
1856-S 25C MS64 PCGS. Briggs 1-A. ...
$15,275
Sold 12/7/2014
Heritage Auctions
1856-S 25C AU58 PCGS. ...
AU58 PCGS
1856-S 25C AU58 PCGS. ...
$5,750
Sold 9/13/2009
Heritage Auctions
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