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1878/6 25c BG-799G MS

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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: 11677
Strike Type: Business
Edge: Plain
Variety: BG-799G
Coin Date: 1878/6
Denomination: 25c
Designation: MS
Coinage Type: California Fractional Gold
Coinage Years: 1853-1881
Composition: Gold
Rarity: 5
PCGS #: 10633
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GSID:11677 PCGS:10633 Shop related

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Greysheet & CPG® Values by grade for 1878/6 25c BG-799G MS
Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS65 $1,000.00 $1,234
MS64 $775.00 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234

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1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0.
1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0.
$780
Sold 4/23/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/26). NGC Census: (1/1). ...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/26). NGC Census: (1/1). ...
$408
Sold 6/15/2020
Heritage Auctions
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS65 PCGS. ...
$900
Sold 6/15/2018
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1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-62 PL (NGC).
1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-62 PL (NGC).
$473
Sold 11/16/2012
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1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-64 (PCGS).
$727
Sold 11/18/2011
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1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH--Second Generation.
1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH--Second Generation.
$992
Sold 6/17/2011
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/0). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/0). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$2,232
Sold 1/12/2015
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$575
Sold 9/21/2008
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$506
Sold 2/1/2009
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1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
1878/6 Octagonal 25 Cents. BG-799G. Rarity-5. Indian Head. MS-65 (PCGS).
$1,256
Sold 4/1/2011
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/7). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10633)...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/7). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10633)...
$604
Sold 10/23/2007
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/25). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10633)...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/25). NGC Census: (0/0). (#10633)...
$489
Sold 1/11/2009
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS65 PCGS. The dies for BG-799F and BG-799G are similar, but the 6 in t...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS65 PCGS. The dies for BG-799F and BG-799G are similar, but the 6 in t...
$834
Sold 5/12/2007
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. ...
$575
Sold 9/28/2007
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1878/6 25C BG-799 G
$440
Sold 11/21/1997
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. Well struck aside from unimportant softness on the DO in DOL...
1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.5, MS64 PCGS. Well struck aside from unimportant softness on the DO in DOL...
$632
Sold 6/2/2007
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1878/6 25C Indian Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-799G, R.6, MS64 PCG...
$575
Sold 2/23/2002
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