Can someone get me a price for this???

MrPirate

I don't have the coin in hand it is in a safety deposit box. I found a list of coins my father baought back in the 80's and was trying to figure out the value for my mom. The one coin I can not find is a 1871- 1/4 Dollar California gold coin.

Thanks
Mark

mdwoods

Don't those have some kind of weird attribution numbers? That number, and the condition of the coin would probably be needed to set a value. Heritage used to do that sort of thing for members, I think. mdwoods

Mikey

Octagonal or round?

MrPirate

It has been a while since seeing the coin but I think it was round.

Thanks
Mark

satootoko

Okay, here goes. The 2003 Redbook has two pages on "California Small Denomination Gold" (pp. 304-305). There are estimated to be 10,000 genuine pieces (almost 500 varieties) still around, plus many times that number of restrikes and replicas, with no numismatic value. 12 of the most common octagonal quarter dollars and 11 of the most common round ones, are briefly described. The Redbook values range from $115-450 dollars in EF40, $150-650 in AU50, and $225-925 in MS60. Apparently those values are the floor for genuine gold two-bit pieces. They were made from 1852-82. Although minting them became illegal in 1864, the law wasn't enforced until 1882. All genuine examples have CENTS, DOL., DOLL., or DOLLAR on the reverse
.

Thank you Mark for giving me the opportunity to learn something very interesting about coinage and its history, especially since it involves my home state. That's what I joined this forum to do!

MapMaker

Here are some auction prices I found for you:
California Fractional Gold
1871 50C BG-911 Signature Uncertified MS60 Saturday, January 12, 2002 $173

8596 California Fractional Gold
1871 50C BG-924 Signature PCGS MS63 Saturday, January 12, 2002 $374

1709 California Fractional Gold
1871 25C BG-813 Bullet PCGS MS64 Saturday, November 17, 2001 $437

6715 California Fractional Gold
1871 25C BG-769 Signature PCGS AU58 Thursday, November 15, 2001 $207

6716 California Fractional Gold
1871 25C BG-771 Signature PCGS MS60 Thursday, November 15, 2001 $431

8859 California Fractional Gold
1871 25C BG-714 Signature PCGS MS65 Thursday, October 04, 2001 $489

8868 California Fractional Gold
1871 25C BG-765 Signature PCGS MS61 Thursday, October 04, 2001 $236

8869 California Fractional Gold
1871 25C BG-767 Signature PCGS MS62 Thursday, October 04, 2001 $276

8870 California Fractional Gold
1871 25C BG-770 Signature PCGS MS63 Thursday, October 04, 2001

MrPirate

Thanks very much for the info.

Mark