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 AU58
Coin Value History
1798 $2 1/2 Wide Date AU58
1798 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. BD-2. Rarity-5. Wide Date, 5 Berries. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58
PCGS
$54,000
1798 $2 1/2 Wide Date, Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, AU58 NGC....
AU58
NGC
$43,200
1798 $2 1/2 Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, AU58 NGC. ...
AU58
NGC
$37,200
1798 $2 1/2 Wide Date, Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, AU58 PCGS. ...
AU58
PCGS
$39,950
1798 $2 1/2 Wide Date, Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, MS60 PCGS. ...
MS60
PCGS
$84,000
1798 $2 1/2
MS60
NGC
$27,600
1798 $2 1/2 Wide Date, Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, AU55 PCGS. CAC....
AU55
PCGS
$72,000
1798 $2 1/2 Wide Date, Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, MS61 PCGS Secure. CAC. ...
MS61
PCGS
$129,250
1798 $2 1/2 Five Berries AU55 NGC. BD-2, R.5. ...
AU55
NGC
$30,550
1798 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. ...
AU55
NGC
$34,500
1798 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. BD-2. Rarity-5. Wide Date, 5 Berries. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$21,000
1798 $2 1/2 Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, VF25 PCGS. ...
VF25
PCGS
$8,519
1798 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. BD-2. Rarity-5. Die State a. Wide Date, 5 Berries. MS-62 (NGC).
MS62
NGC
$70,500
1798 $2 1/2 Five Berries, BD-2, R.5, AU50 PCGS. ...
AU50
PCGS
$22,325
1798 $2 1/2 Wide Date, Five Berries AU50 ANACS. BD-2, R.5. ...
AU50
ANACS
$44,062
1798 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Wide Date, Five Berries, BD-2, R.5. ...
MS62
NGC
$76,375
1798 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. CAC. Breen-6117, BD-2, R.5. ...
MS62
PCGS
$115,000
MS62
PCGS
$71,875
1798 $2 1/2 --Damaged, Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details. Wide Date, Five Berries, Breen-6117, Bass-3006, R.4. Bright luster domina...
XF40
ANACS
$7,475
1798 $2 1/2 XF Details, Damaged, NCS. Wide Date, Five Berries, Breen-6117, Bass-3006, R.4. Bright luster dominates the bord...
XF40
$6,038
1798 $2 1/2 XF Details, Mount Removed, Repaired, NCS. Wide Date, Five Berries, Breen-6117, Bass-3006, R.4. Thirty years ago...
XF40
$11,500
AU50
$51,750
VF20
$1,668
F12
$1,495
1798 $2 1/2
VF30
ANACS
$3,960
Greysheet News
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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