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1870 25 Cent Values

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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 25 Cents (1853–1882) series of California Fractional Gold in the U.S. Coins contains 26 distinct entries with CPG® values between $175.00 and $12,500.00.

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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1870 25c BG-713 MS
$260 - $1,500
1870 25c BG-752 MS
$200.00 - $800
1870 25c BG-753 MS
$300 - $600
1870 25c BG-754 MS
$850 - $2,600
1870 25c BG-755 MS
$200.00 - $350
1870 25c BG-756 MS
$750 - $750
1870 25c BG-757 MS
$500 - $900
1870 25c BG-758 MS
$1,500 - $12,500
1870 25c BG-759 MS
$200.00 - $650
1870 25c BG-760 MS
$1,250 - $5,000
1870 25c BG-761 MS
$200.00 - $650
1870 25c BG-762 MS
$200.00 - $900
1870 25c BG-763 MS
$200.00 - $900
1870 25c BG-789 MS
$200.00 - $650
1870 25c BG-807 MS
$440 - $1,500
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1870 25c BG-808 MS
$200.00 - $975
1870 25c BG-808A MS
1870 25c BG-832 MS
$300 - $1,000
1870 25c BG-833 MS
$300 - $1,000
1870 25c BG-835 MS
$200.00 - $425
1870 25c BG-835A MS
$2,000 - $3,200
1870 25c BG-836 MS
$3,800 - $3,800
1870 25c BG-867 MS
$175.00 - $1,000
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1881 25c BG-799BB MS
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1853 50c BG-302 MS
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1868 $1 BG-1105 MS
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1854 $1 BG-504 MS
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1872 50c BG-938 MS
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1853 $1 BG-505 MS
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1870 50c BG-936 MS
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