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1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head VG8
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1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head MS

VG8

1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head

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$1,234
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$1,234
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1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head, Small Head, HM-1, R.2, AU58 PCGS. CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 112,234. ...
AU58 PCGS
1834 $2 1/2 Classic Head, Small Head, HM-1, R.2, AU58 PCGS. CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 112,234. ...
$2,103
Sold 10/9/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS61 NGC. ...
$3,172
Sold 10/8/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, AU58 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU5...
AU58 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, AU58 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU5...
$2,562
Sold 9/22/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. Large Head, Wide A M. MS-64 * (NGC).
MS64 NGC
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. Large Head, Wide A M. MS-64 * (NGC).
$19,520
Sold 9/2/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1834 $2 1/2 Classic, Small Head, HM-1, R.2, XF45 PCGS. CAC. CAC: 22 in 45, 129 finer (6/26). CDN: $1,132 Whsle. Bid for NGC...
XF45 PCGS CAC
1834 $2 1/2 Classic, Small Head, HM-1, R.2, XF45 PCGS. CAC. CAC: 22 in 45, 129 finer (6/26). CDN: $1,132 Whsle. Bid for NGC... CAC approved
$1,830
Sold 8/17/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Classic, Large Head, HM-2, R.3, AU55 PCGS. CDN: $1,450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 112,234. ...
AU55 PCGS
1834 $2 1/2 Classic, Large Head, HM-2, R.3, AU55 PCGS. CDN: $1,450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 112,234. ...
$1,708
Sold 5/6/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Large Head, HM-4, R.4, MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Large Head, HM-4, R.4, MS61 NGC. ...
$2,929
Sold 5/1/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Large Head, HM-4, R.4, MS63+ PCGS. ...
MS63 PCGS
1834 $2 1/2 Large Head, HM-4, R.4, MS63+ PCGS. ...
$10,370
Sold 1/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS60 NGC. ...
MS60 NGC
1834 $2 1/2 Small Head, HM-1, R.2, MS60 NGC. ...
$2,379
Sold 1/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-2. Small Head. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53 NGC
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-2. Small Head. AU-53 (NGC).
$1,320
Sold 7/9/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1834 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. HM-1, R.2....
MS62 NGC
$3,240
Sold 5/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-3. Rarity-4+. Large Head, Close AM. MS-64 (NGC). CAC.
MS64 NGC CAC
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-3. Rarity-4+. Large Head, Close AM. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. CAC approved
$16,200
Sold 11/19/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50 PCGS
1834 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
$1,200
Sold 11/21/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1834 $2 1/2 Large Head, HM-2, R.3, MS66+ PCGS. CAC. ...
MS66 PCGS CAC
1834 $2 1/2 Large Head, HM-2, R.3, MS66+ PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$132,000
Sold 1/5/2023
Heritage Auctions
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