Whitman Expo
While reviewing the initial results in various categories of recent auctions, my initial take is that the sales were moderate to strong.
Auction lot photos of this item graded AU55
Coin Value History
1797 $2 1/2 AU55
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1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, High R.5, AU55 NGC....
AU55
NGC
$81,000
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, High R.5, AU55 PCGS....
AU55
PCGS
$81,000
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, High R.5, AU55 NGC....
AU55
NGC
$75,000
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, R.6, AU53 PCGS. ...
AU53
PCGS
$87,000
$2.50 1797 PCGS AU53
AU53
PCGS
$117,500
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, R.6, AU53 NGC. ...
AU53
NGC
$73,438
1797 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. BD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-6. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58
PCGS
$168,000
1797 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. Bass Dannreuther-1. Rarity-6. About Uncirculated-58 (PCGS).
AU58
PCGS
$152,750
AU58
NGC
$92,000
1797 $2 1/2 --Whizzed--NCS. AU Details. ...
AU50
$14,950
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, High R.5, VF35 PCGS. CAC. ...
VF35
PCGS
$53,680
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, High R.5, MS61 PCGS....
MS61
PCGS
$240,000
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, R.6, VG8 PCGS....
VG8
PCGS
$25,200
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, R.6, VG8 NGC. ...
VG8
NGC
$26,400
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, R.6 -- Mount Removed, Damaged -- NCS. VF Details. ...
VF20
$4,800
1797 $2 1/2 BD-1, R.6 -- Mount Removed, Damaged -- NCS. VF Details. ...
VF20
$6,000
1797 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. BD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-6. VF-35 (NGC). CAC.
VF35
NGC
$38,188
$13,800
MS64
NGC
$276,000
VF35
NGC
$32,200
VF30
$28,750
MS60
NGC
$94,300
VF30
PCGS
$33,350
VG8
NGC
$23,000
1797 $2 1/2
MS60
NGC
$59,800
Greysheet News
The Business of Numismatics: October 2026 Greysheet Editor's Letter
10/6/2026
Mack C. Chase Collection of Walking Liberty Half Dollars to Anchor Stack's Bowers Galleries' November 2026 Showcase Auction
More than 300 lots, consisting of high quality Walking Liberty half dollars from the Mack C. Chase Collection are set to cross the auction block as part of Stack's Bowers Galleries' November Showcase Auction, the official auction of the Whitman Expo.
10/6/2026
U.S. Coins and Jewelry acquires one of the rarest circulating coins in U.S. Mint history
The 1943 bronze Lincoln cent, graded Extra Fine by PCGS, was acquired from a family that held it unverified since the early 1960s.
10/1/2026
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