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Budget, Bulk & Bullion - California Fractional Gold
 
 
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Lot 674
1854 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-104. Rarity 4. PCGS graded AU-58. Crudely designed Liberty profile, with four evenly spaced stars. No fraction bar on the reverse; DOLLAR very inexpertly placed high in the field, date, too is unevenly spaced. Pop 4; 53 finer. (PCGS # 10373) .
Estimated Value $300 - 325.
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Lot 675
1855/4 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-106. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. Intensely frosty mint surfaces which exhibit attractive natural light toning. Pop 34, 6 in MS-64, 2 in MS-66 (PCGS # 10375) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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Lot 676
1856 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. . BG-107. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned. Pop 34; 21 in 64; 2 in 65. This interesting little quarter from the early or First Period has a large FD (for Frontier and Deviercy, the minters) emblazoned on the forehead of Liberty. A unique location for one of these, and always intriguing. Light yellow to greenish gold luster, with frost on both sides and typical uneven strike (PCGS # 10376) .
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
The Emile A. Tartakow Collection.

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Lot 677
1856 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-111. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Old green holder. A popular, inexpensive Type of the octagonal quarter design. Pop 75; 113 finer. (PCGS # 10380) .
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
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Lot 678
1852-3 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-204, Rarity 5. PCGS graded AU-55. Lightly toned. An attractive, lustrous representative, No Date but believed to be an early issue from 1852-3. Star away from the truncation, obverse heavily cracked. On the reverse, * ¼ DOLL. With no star below. At the time Breen-Gillio was first published, this was believed to be very rare, but with numerous submittals to the grading service, now is Rarity-5. Pop 2; 29 finer. (PCGS # 10389) .
Estimated Value $275 - 325.
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$336
Lot 679
1853 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-206. High Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. A nice deep impression with attractive light golden toning. A lovely high grade example as the Jay Roe specimen graded AU-58. Pop 10, 15 in MS-63, 9 in MS-64 (PCGS # 10391) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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Lot 680
(1852-4) Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-221. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck intensely lustrous untoned specimen. Pop 32, 1 in MS-65, 1 in MS-66 (PCGS # 10406) .
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$414
Lot 681
1852-4 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-222. Rarity 2. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice impression with delicate golden toning. In an old green label holder. Pop 115 (PCGS # 10407) .
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$322
Lot 682
1852-4 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-223. Low Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Lightly toned. Another of the No Date Period One round quarters struck sometime in 1852-4, this piece has 12 obverse stars, one of which touches the bust point. On the reverse, some heavy die cracks, as this die was carried over from BG-222. Pop 37; 51 finer. (PCGS # 10408) .
Estimated Value $325 - 375.
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Lot 683
1852-4 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-224. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. No date; Liberty set high in the field and very well designed; 7 berries on each branch, all but the middle one paired. A handsome addition to any Type set of these! Pop 59; 26 finer. (PCGS # 10409) .
Estimated Value $325 - 375.
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Lot 684
1856 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-229. Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Well lstruck with attractive toning and lustrous fields. Same obverse as that used on BG-228, though repolished. On the reverse, a normal R in DOLLAR, 6 berries left and 7 right. Nicely prooflike with a few hairlines. Pop 38; 37 finer. (PCGS # 10414) .
Estimated Value $325 - 375.
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Lot 685
1856 Half Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-307. Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-61. Well struck with clash marks on the obverse as made. The lustrous surfaces exhibit attractive natural iridescent toning. Quite scarce. Pop 4, 12 better (PCGS # 10427) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$546
Lot 686
1852 Half Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-401. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. A boldly struck example glittering with intense mint luster. This present variety, along with two others (BG-426 and 427), both round half dollars produced by Antoine Louis Nouizillet for recognition as the first of the California Small Denonimation gold coins struck for circulation. In an old green PCGS holder. Pop 9, 2 in MS-65 (PCGS # 10437) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$661
Lot 687
1853 Half Dollar Round. . BG-421. Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck and fully lustrous example. The Jay Roe example graded MS-60. Pop 11, 3 in MS-65, none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 10457) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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Lot 688
1853 Half Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-428. Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-55. Old green holder. Extremely attractive portrait and stars, one of the best designed early California Fractionals. Some of the 1853 issues are almost as expertly crafted as the regular issue Federal coinage! Pop 25; 196 finer. (PCGS # 10464) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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Lot 689
1854 Half Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-431 Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. A lovely example of the "Empty Wreath" variety, the only appearance of the die in the series. Lightly toned with semi reflective surfaces. A point better than the Jay Roe example. Pop 13, 1 in MS-64 as finest by PCGS (PCGS # 10467) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$546
Lot 690
1856 Half Dollar Round. . BG-434. NGC graded Rarity 4 MS-62. One of the sharper fractional gold designs of Liberty wearing a broad coronet in her hair. Full hair curls and bun on a warm orange toned planchet with some iridescent purple splashes at the rims.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$357
Lot 691
1859 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-702. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-65. This little gem exhibits lovely cameo contrast between the fully prooflike fields and the frosty motifs. Pop 16 with none finer (PCGS # 10529) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$630
Lot 692
1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-714. Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-65. A well struck gem with intense frosty mint surfaces which are overlaid with delicate natural golden-orange toning. An outstanding example of the variety. Pop 39 with 22 in MS-66 and 1 in MS-67 (PCGS # 10541) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$834
Lot 693
1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-717. Low Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Nicely toned. Uneven strike in areas, with mottled toning. The stars are almost all poorly formed as though from a defective punch. One of the more plentiful Liberty octagonals of this denomination. Pop 27; 164 finer. (PCGS # 10544) .
Estimated Value $300 - 330.
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Lot 694
1872 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-725. High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck in natural greenish color gold. Lovely light golden toning over fully prooflike fields enhances this coin's eye-appeal. Interestingly, this obverse was later joined with a "CHARM" reverse to create "value-less" tokens for collectors thus avoiding Federal restrictions against issuing small denomination gold coins. Pop 11, 3 in MS-65 (PCGS # 10552) .
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$483
Lot 695
1860 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-731. Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-61. The plate coin for the Breen-Gillio book. Lovely orange and golden toning graces the surfaces on both sides. Pop 2 with 17 finer (PCGS # 10558) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$518
Lot 696
1860 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. . BG-731. NGC graded Rarity 5 MS-62. Toned. A one-in-a-thousand example of this attractive little Cal Gold issue, with abundant yellow luster that shimmers over choice surfaces that turn to deep crimson red on the portrait. The large G below the head is for Robert B. Gray Company, the issuer.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$265
Lot 697
1868 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-747. HIgh Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-62. The plate coin for the Breen-Gillio book. Semi reflective surfaces are graced with rich warm golden toning. Pop 9 with 2 better by a point (PCGS # 10574) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$529
Lot 698
1869 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-748. Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. The plate coin for the Breen-Gillio book. Blazing prooflike surfaces and lightly toned. Pop 9 with 2 in MS-64 (PCGS # 10575) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$518
Lot 699
1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-765. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Reflective surfaces as on many Gray issues, with some light hairlines. Pop 60; 29 finer. (PCGS # 10592) .
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
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$506
Lot 700
1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Liberty Head. . BG-767. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Reflective Services. Thick date digits and an equally bold G in the space between the date and neck truncation. On the reverse LA in DOLLAR is low. Both dies shattered creating myriad thin diebreaks, many from the rim to the stars. Pop 66; 33 finer. (PCGS # 10594) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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Lot 701
1875 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Indian Head. . BG-782. High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and frosty with natural greenish-olive toning on the obverse and added rose toning on the reverse. One of the finest examples known of this variety. Pop 9 with none finer (PCGS # 10609) .
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$546
Lot 702
1872 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Indian Head. . BG-791. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Orange toning with lighter warm gold to pinkish fields. A very bold portrait and feathers, even to the point where the beaded border on the head band shows practically all its beads. Pop 37; 181 finer. (PCGS # 10618) .
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
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Lot 703
1875 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Indian Head. . BG-798. Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Reflective surfaces. Well struck Indian head type with clear feather vanes on all of the feathers in the bonnet, and full hair detail underneath. The awkward looking date is believed to be hand-engraved into the die on these. Large spiked rim dentils. Pop 17; 24 finer. (PCGS # 10625) .
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
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$437
Lot 704
1876 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Indian Head. . BG-799-C. High Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck with light golden toning over frosty and semi reflective surfaces. Pop 14, 23 in MS-64, 14 in MS-65 (PCGS # 10629) .
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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Lot 705
1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Indian Head. . BG-799 Y. High Rarity 4. PCGS graded AU-58. Lightly toned with extended luster well into the fields on both sides (russet gold in hue), two tone contrast from the reddish gold worn highlights . Pop 4; 59 finer. (PCGS # 10651) .
Estimated Value $275 - 325.
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$316
Lot 706
1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Indian Head. . BG-799 X. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly well struck with light even gold toning over semi reflective fields. Pop 58, 15 in MS-65 (PCGS # 10650) .
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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$431
Lot 707
1866 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-804. Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck in natural greenish color gold. The surfaces are nice and frosty and lightly toned. Pop 18 with 2 better by a point.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$489
Lot 708
1870 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-808. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Old green holder. Bluntly struck in centers, as often found. A common variety that has 7 crude stars around Liberty. Pop 19; 146 finer. (PCGS # 10669) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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Lot 709
1871 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-813. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Due to either a problem with the die or a planchet flake in the metal of the flan, Liberty looks to be wearing a pirate's eye patch on this cute little coin! Lovely toned over lustrous surfaces. The head is large and poorly drawn. Pop 40; 46 finer. (PCGS # 10674) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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Lot 710
1869 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-830. High Rarity 5. ICG graded EF-40. Frosty surfaces.
Estimated Value $125 - 175.
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$173
Lot 711
1870 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-832. Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-63. Prooflike fields which are slightly tarnished. One of only a dozen Mint Stae examples certified. PCGS reports 2 at this level with 1 in MS-64 and 1 in MS-65 (PCGS # 10693) .
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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Lot 712
1870 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-835. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Another easily found variety, fresh colors and lustrous with only light hairlines in the field. Pop 57; 28 finer. (PCGS # 10696) .
Estimated Value $325 - 375.
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Lot 713
1871 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-838. Rarity 2. PCGS graded MS-62. A lustrous example of this readily available Type and variety. Pop 123; 75 finer. (PCGS # 10699) .
Estimated Value $325 - 375.
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Lot 714
1871 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty Head. . BG-839. Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. The familiar Robert B. Gray type from a repolished die left over from BG-838. There are no berries in the wreath, C of CAL is low, and extensive radial die cracks show this to be a shattered die of BG-834. Toned. Pop 43; 25 finer. (PCGS # 10700) .
Estimated Value $325 - 375.
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Lot 715
1871 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-840. Low Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Ablaze with prooflike fields and frosty devices that are delicately toned. A very appealing specimen of BG-840. In an old green label holder. Pop 30 with 36 finer.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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$253
Lot 716
1876 Quarter Dollar Round. Indian Head. . BG-852. High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck beauty, ablaze with prooflike surfaces and even light golden toning. Pop 9 with none finer (PCGS # 10713) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$546
Lot 717
1871 Quarter Dollar Round. . BG-859. Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck example with blazing untoned semi reflective surfaces. Pop 5 with none better (PCGS # 10720) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$719
Lot 718
1871 Quarter Dollar Round. Liberty Head. . BG-860. Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-64. A delightful little coin, well struck with rich golden-orange toning over semi prooflike surfaces. Pop 9 with 3 better by a point (PCGS # 10721) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$719
Lot 719
1874 Quarter Dollar Round Indian Head. . BG-875. High Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. A small raised dot forms the pupil of the eye. Large head crowded in by very large stars on this Indian variety. Attractive russet gold and orange toning with abundant luster. Pop 7; 48 finer. (PCGS # 10736) .
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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Lot 720
1875 Quarter Dollar Round. Indian Head. . BG-878. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly bold on the almost Mayan appearing head of the Indian. The tops of the feathes were weakly struck but show no wear from circulation. Toned, with prooflike tendencies. Pop 54; 58 finer. (PCGS # 10739) .
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
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Lot 721
1880/76 Quarter Dollar Round. Indian Head. . BG-885. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-65. A well struck gem with lovely mirror surfaces against frosty devices, all overlaid with warm golden toning. Pop 17 with 1 in MS-66 (PCGS # 10746) .
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$633
Lot 722
1881 Quarter Dollar Round Indian Head. . BG-887. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. Nicely toned with refelctive surfaces. Also, the portrait has a bold strike and is very impressive for a small round Indian quarter dollar. As with others of this design, the authorities are uncertain who exactly issued the piece. Some have suggested Herman J. Brand as the man working behind the scenes. Pop 65; 26 finer. (PCGS # 10748) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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$443
Lot 723
1881 Quarter Dollar Round. Indian Head. . BG-887. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with rich golden colors over prooflike surfaces. Pop 65 with 23 in MS-65, 3 in MS-66 (PCGS # 10748) .
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$489



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