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BG- 818, 1872 California Fractional Gold 25C, Washington Head Round PCGS MS65 R4-

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Here’s a gem example of Frontier & Bellemere’s Gold 25c Washington Head Round. PCGS has graded 27 as MS65 with eight finer. Collectors Universe prices this variety at $2,850.00 in MS65.

What makes this variety quite different from the majority of California Fractional Gold pieces is that it features the image of George Washington upon it. The vast majority of Fractional Gold varieties have Lady Liberty or an Indian Head upon them. There are only a small handful of California Fractional Gold varieties that feature the Washington head.

The obverse presents the head of Washington facing to the left, surrounded by thirteen stars. Below is the date 1872. The reverse displays a wreath with berries tied with a ribbon at the bottom. Within the attractive wreath is “1/4 DOLLAR CAL.” For more specific information about this variety, please see below.

 

Portrait of George Washington in 1776 by Charles Wilson Peale. Brooklyn Museum. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Don Kagin, the author of Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States (1981), explains how these coins were minted:

Most of the fractional coins were made by the hammer method.... This was a process of striking where the bottom die was placed on a block, a coin blank was laid upon it, and the top die upon the blank; this top die was then struck by a sledgehammer. Blows of varying intensity would cause portions of one side or edge to be more weakly struck than another.    

 

$2,050.00

1872 Gold 25C Washington Head Round, Low Rarity-4.

  • Period Two – Jeweler’s issues struck between 1859 and 1882.
  • Redbook Type: Washington Head 1872 / Value & CAL in Wreath
  • Made by Frontier & Bellemere.

Obverse: 13  5-pointed stars, Washington, 1872 below bust.

Reverse: 1-4 DOLLAR CAL. within wreath. A berry to the left top of the D and above the R. Same as BG-817.

EML 63; Burnie 86; Lee 39A; Doering 101.

 

More Information
PCGS # 10679
BG Number 818
Grading Service PCGS
Year of Issue 1872
Grade MS65
Denom Type California Fractional Gold
Numeric Denomination Gold 25C
Mint Location Private Issue
Designation NONE
Circ/UnCirc Uncirculated
Strike Type Business
Holder Variety BG-818 Washington Head
Grade Add On NONE
Holder Type N/A

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