BG- 106, 1855/4 California Gold Rush Circulating Fractional Gold 25C, Liberty Octagonal PCGS MS65 R3
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R3. Interesting overdate. Made by Frontier & Deviercy. Red Book variety: Large Broad Head, Beaded Circle, Date located within. PCGS population of 10 coins with 5 finer. According to Breen Gillio, a representative of the British Museum wrote to Bob Leonard that in June of 1865, two (2) of these BG-106 coins were donated to their numismatic collection.
1855/4 Gold 25C Liberty Head Octagonal, Rarity-3.
- Period One - circulating issues between 1852 and 1856.
- Redbook Type: Large Liberty Head / Value & Date in Beaded Circle.
- RedBook Collectors Sequence: RB-002
- Made by Frontier & Deviercy.
Obverse: Large head; four 5 pointed stars. Obverse die rusty.
Reverse: 1 4 DOLLAR 1855 within beaded circle. No fraction bar; DO repunched and joined; last 5 repunched to conceal the 4; same as BG-105 but reground and recut.
| PCGS # | 10375 |
|---|---|
| BG Number | 106 |
| Grading Service | NONE |
| Year of Issue | NONE |
| Grade | NONE |
| Denom Type | N/A |
| Numeric Denomination | Gold 25C |
| Mint Location | NONE |
| Designation | NONE |
| Circ/UnCirc | Not Specified |
| Strike Type | N/A |
| Holder Variety | BG-106 |
| Grade Add On | NONE |
| Holder Type | N/A |
