11/03/2026
Did you know the U.S. struck 25c Gold Coins?
California Fractional Gold — two tiny pieces of the Gold Rush history.
Left: 1874 Round Indian Head 25¢
Right: 1875 Octagonal Indian Head 25¢
These miniature private gold coins were struck in California in the 1850s–1880s when small change was scarce. Roughly the size of a fingernail, they circulated as everyday money in the West long after the initial Gold Rush.