BG- 763 G25C 1870 California Fractional, Liberty Octagonal PCGS MS62 R4-

BG-763, 1870 G25C Liberty Head Octagonal, R4-

• 1870 Gold 25C Liberty Head Octagonal, initial G on obverse, Low Rarity-4.
• Period Two – Jeweler’s issues struck between 1859 and 1882.
• Redbook Type: Small Liberty Head / Value & CAL in Wreath.
• RedBook Collectors Sequence: RB-007.
• Made by Robert B. Gray & Co.

Obverse: 13 stars, bust points to 1st star, 3rd star opposite lips. The date is separated 1 87 0. Same as BG-762 shattered. The initial “G” is incomplete. Die cracks at 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, & 9:15.

Reverse: 1 4 DOLLAR CAL. within wreath; LL is higher than the rest of DOLLAR. No fraction bar. Two light berries on outside of left branch. 3 berries. No period after CAL. The A in CAL is low.

EML 44; Burnie 61; Lee 33C; Doering 60.