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1798 $5 Large Eagle, Normal 8 AU50
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1798 $5  Large Eagle, Normal 8 MS

AU50

1798 $5 Large Eagle, Normal 8

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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Auction Prices

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, AU58 PCGS. ...
AU58 PCGS
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, AU58 PCGS. ...
$36,600
Sold 7/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, AU58 PCGS. ...
AU58 PCGS
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, AU58 PCGS. ...
$34,160
Sold 3/26/2026
Heritage Auctions
1798 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. Heraldic Eagle. BD-6. Rarity-6. Small (a.k.a. Normal) 8. AU-58 (PCGS). CMQ.
AU58 PCGS
1798 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. Heraldic Eagle. BD-6. Rarity-6. Small (a.k.a. Normal) 8. AU-58 (PCGS). CMQ.
$33,600
Sold 8/27/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, MS62 PCGS....
MS62 PCGS
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, MS62 PCGS....
$90,000
Sold 8/10/2023
Heritage Auctions
1798 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. Heraldic Eagle. BD-7. Rarity-7. Normal (a.k.a. Small) 8. AU Details--Improperly Cleaned (NGC).
1798 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. Heraldic Eagle. BD-7. Rarity-7. Normal (a.k.a. Small) 8. AU Details--Improperly Cleaned (NGC).
$15,600
Sold 6/15/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, MS62 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS62 PCGS CAC
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, MS62 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$132,000
Sold 5/5/2022
Heritage Auctions
1798 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. Heraldic Eagle. BD-6. Rarity-6. Small 8 (a.k.a. Normal 8). AU Details--Damage (PCGS).
1798 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. Heraldic Eagle. BD-6. Rarity-6. Small 8 (a.k.a. Normal 8). AU Details--Damage (PCGS).
$7,800
Sold 11/13/2020
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, MS61 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS61 PCGS CAC
$47,000
Sold 1/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-8, R.5, VF25 PCGS. ...
VF25 PCGS
$5,875
Sold 1/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-8, R.5, VF35 PCGS. ...
VF35 PCGS
$8,812
Sold 1/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-8, R.5, MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
$23,500
Sold 8/14/2016
Heritage Auctions
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8, BD-6, R.6, VF20 PCGS. ...
VF20 PCGS
$7,385
Sold 1/11/2016
Heritage Auctions
XF45 PCGS
$12,650
Sold 9/10/2006
GOLDBERG COINS
1798 $5 Small 8--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Breen-6431, B. 5-G, Miller-30, R.7. Misattributed by ANAC...
XF40 ANACS
$4,888
Sold 4/29/2006
Heritage Auctions
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8 VF25 PCGS. Breen-6431, B. 6-H, Miller-31, R.6. Moderate wear on the devices as expected for th...
VF25 PCGS
$5,865
Sold 1/7/2006
Heritage Auctions
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