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1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head, HM-1 VG10
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1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head, HM-1 MS

VG10

1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head, HM-1

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
Price History

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1834 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. HM-1, R.2....
MS62 NGC
$3,240
Sold 5/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS63 PCGS. CAC....
MS63 PCGS CAC
$14,400
Sold 4/3/2025
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS62 NGC....
MS62 NGC
$3,301
Sold 11/22/2024
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS65+ NGC....
MS65 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS65+ NGC....
$33,600
Sold 8/14/2024
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS63 NGC....
MS63 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS63 NGC....
$5,520
Sold 1/12/2024
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS64 PCGS. CAC....
MS64 PCGS CAC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS64 PCGS. CAC.... CAC approved
$39,600
Sold 9/14/2023
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS65 NGC....
MS65 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS65 NGC....
$27,600
Sold 5/3/2023
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS64+ PCGS. CAC....
MS64 PCGS CAC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS64+ PCGS. CAC.... CAC approved
$24,000
Sold 5/3/2023
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS63 PCGS. The HM-1 is the only Small Head variety of 1834, easily recognized by the fla...
MS63 PCGS
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS63 PCGS. The HM-1 is the only Small Head variety of 1834, easily recognized by the fla...
$7,200
Sold 2/20/2023
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS64+ NGC. ...
MS64 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS64+ NGC. ...
$15,600
Sold 1/13/2023
Heritage Auctions
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-2. Small Head. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.
MS65 PCGS CAC
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-2. Small Head. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$60,000
Sold 8/25/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS62 PCGS. ...
MS62 PCGS
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS62 PCGS. ...
$3,840
Sold 2/25/2022
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS65 NGC. ...
MS65 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS65 NGC. ...
$27,600
Sold 11/11/2021
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS61 NGC. Sharply struck with satiny brass-gold luster. The fields exhibit mild reflecti...
MS61 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS61 NGC. Sharply struck with satiny brass-gold luster. The fields exhibit mild reflecti...
$3,000
Sold 10/13/2021
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63 PCGS
$5,400
Sold 9/18/2020
Heritage Auctions
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