BG- 748 G25C 1869 California Fractional, Liberty Octagonal PCGS MS60 R5

1868 Gold 25C Liberty Head Octagonal, initial G on obverse, Rarity-5.

• Period Two – Jeweler’s issues struck between 1859 and 1882.
• Redbook Type: Small Liberty Head / Value in Shield, Date in Wreath.
• RedBook Collectors Sequence: RB-006
• Made by Robert B. Gray & Co.

Obverse: 13 stars; 1st star to left of point of bust, 6th star near coronet point. Non-beaded coronet. G close to rim and immediately to left of 13th star. Same as BG-747.

Reverse: 1 /4 (in shield) DOLLAR 1869 within wreath; Double bow. 9 berries on each branch; a berry to the left bottom of the D and one to the top right of the R. A double bow.

EML 38; Burnie 52, Lee 30B; Doering 54A.

1. Die State-1: Rev. crack rim to top left berry
2. Die State-2: Rev. long vertical crack through O of DOLLAR and 1 of date. Right ribbon almost broken away.