BG- 728, 1873 California Fractional Gold 25C, Liberty Octagonal NGC MS68 R3
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This coin is part of the elite few that have been assigned the highest grade to a California Fractional gold coin. At this time, NGC has certified four coins (including the present BG-728) - a BG-713, BG-714 and a BG-808. PCGS has certified a BG-111 as MS68 Prooflike, a coin which happened to be one of the 100+ recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck.
This is a grade that is distinctly hard to price, but some auction activity does gives us a clue. In August of 2014, Heritage sold the BG-714 (N68*) for $9,106. A year later the BG-713 was offered by the same company during the Chicago ANA Sale (N68) and it brought $4,818. We traced this BG-713 back and photomatched it in a PCGS MS67 holder whihc could account for the lower APR. More recently, the PCGS BG-717 example sold for $6,600. That's all we know...!
1873 Gold 25C Liberty Head Octagonal, Rarity-3.
- Period Two – Jeweler’s issues struck between 1859 and 1882.
- Redbook Type: Large Liberty Head / Value & CAL in Wreath.
- Made by Frontier & Bellemere.
Obverse: 13 stars, 2nd star opposite chin, 3rd star below nose, diadem closer to 7th than 6th star, 13th star to above bottom curl; Large liberty head; 1873 below bust. Same as BG-727 but repolished.
Reverse: 1 4 DOLLAR CAL. within wreath. There is a period after CAL. 7 berries, one above D and one above R.
- Die State-1: No reverse die cracks.
- Die State-2: Shattered reverse, huge ‘retained rim break starting at lower right wreath, rare.
| PCGS # | 10555 |
|---|---|
| BG Number | 728 |
| 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-728 |
| Grade Add On | NONE |
| Holder Type | N/A |
