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"25 Cents" Type Coin - 7 Recorded Examples

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 25 Cents  Type Coin - 7 Recorded Examples
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This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 11 @ 20:50UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 3011
Year: No Date
Denom: 25C
Title: "25 Cents" Type Coin - 7 Recorded Examples
Description: No Date (1853) round 25 Cents, BG-201, PCGS Genuine, Repaired. Rarity 7. The earliest California gold ¼ Dollar; this type or the next was noticed by the Sacramento Daily Union, April 29, 1853, as having “lately” appeared in circulation. Issued by Joseph Brothers, and one of only two types to read 25 CENTS instead of ¼ DOLLAR—thus essential for a type set. 13 stars, large triangular bow on reverse. Plugged. PCGS Genuine Repaired UNC Detail. William C. O’Connor (PCGS# 10386).
Low Estimate: 2000
High Estimate: 4000
Grading Co: PCGS
Gr: Genuine
Gr2: Repaired
OGH:
PCGS#: 10386
NGC#:
Cert#: 40624986
Pedigree/Collection: Ex David Doering? (Doering plate coin in California Fractional Gold, 1980, 1982), ex Pine Tree Auction Co. Breen III 6/1978:1147, ex Pine Tree Auction Co. 10/11/1976:750, plugged. The William C. O'Connor Collection