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1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust AU55
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1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust

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1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust, BD-1, R.6, AU55 PCGS. ...
AU55 PCGS
1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust, BD-1, R.6, AU55 PCGS. ...
$144,000
Sold 7/14/2022
Heritage Auctions
AU55 PCGS
$35,650
Sold 10/11/2004
1834 $2 1/2 CAP BUST
AU55 NGC
$20,125
Sold 8/2/1997
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1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust, BD-1, R.6, AU53 NGC. CAC. ...
AU53 NGC CAC
$138,001
Sold 1/10/2019
Heritage Auctions
AU58 PCGS
$21,850
Sold 3/1/2000
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1834 $2 1/2 CAP BUST
AU58 NGC
$24,150
Sold 6/6/1997
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust--Damaged--NCS. AU Details. ...
AU50 PCGS
1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust--Damaged--NCS. AU Details. ...
$25,300
Sold 8/2/2009
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1834 $2 1/2 CAP BUST
AU50 PCGS
$20,125
Sold 6/6/1997
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1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust, BD-1, R.6, MS61 PCGS....
MS61 PCGS
$180,000
Sold 4/30/2025
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1834 $2 1/2 CAP BUST
MS61 NGC
$36,800
Sold 3/22/1997
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XF45 ANACS
$796
Sold 12/16/2014
Bonham LLC
1834 Capped Head Left Quarter Eagle. BD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-6. Die State a/c. With Motto. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45 PCGS
1834 Capped Head Left Quarter Eagle. BD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-6. Die State a/c. With Motto. EF-45 (PCGS).
$64,625
Sold 8/6/2014
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust Genuine PCGS. ...
1834 $2 1/2 Capped Bust Genuine PCGS. ...
$11,500
Sold 3/28/2010
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 No Motto Capped Bust AG3 ANACS....
AG3 ANACS
$201
Sold 2/1/2005
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