Whitman Expo
On September 1, Stack's Bowers conducted a Rarities Night session in California as part of this firm's post-ANA World's Fair of Money® auction extravaganza.
Auction lot photos of this item graded MS60
Coin Value History
1838 $5 MS60
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1838 $5 MS60 NGC. Breen-6514, McCloskey 1-A, R.2. ...
MS60
NGC
$4,700
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-3. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC.
MS61
PCGS
$7,200
1838 $5 HM-1, R.3, MS62 NGC. ...
MS62
NGC
$7,015
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. AU-58 (NGC).
AU58
NGC
$3,120
1838 $5 HM-1, R.3, MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63
PCGS
$14,030
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-3. Center Dot, Broken Arrow. MS-64+ (NGC).
MS64
NGC
$31,200
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-3. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55
NGC
$2,520
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. MS-65 (PCGS).
MS65
PCGS
$90,000
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.
MS66
PCGS
$264,000
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-3. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53
NGC
$2,160
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-3. VF Details--Graffiti (PCGS).
$1,190
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-3. Fine-15 (PCGS).
F15
PCGS
$1,342
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. VF-25 (PCGS).
VF25
PCGS
$1,342
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-3. Good-6 (PCGS).
G6
PCGS
$1,159
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,586
1838 $5 HM-2, R.3, XF45 PCGS. CAC. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. CDN: $1,703.55 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF...
XF45
PCGS
$3,660
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. HM-2. Rarity-3. AG-3 (NGC).
AG3
NGC
$1,200
1838 $5 HM-2, R.3, AU50 PCGS. Housed in an old green-label holder. PCGS Population: (71/228). Mintage 286,588....
AU50
PCGS
$2,280
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. EF-40 (PCGS).
XF40
PCGS
$1,260
1838 $5 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. VF30 Details. Mintage 286,588....
VF30
ANACS
$840
1838 Classic Head Half Eagle. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35
PCGS
$870
1838 $5 Fine 12 PCGS. PCGS Population (3/443). NGC Census: (2/679). Mintage: 286,588. CDN Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/P...
F12
PCGS
$400
1838 $5 VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/367). NGC Census: (4/596). Mintage: 286,588. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free N...
VF25
PCGS
$632
1838 $5 Fine 15 NGC. NGC Census: (2/576). PCGS Population (3/361). Mintage: 286,588. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free...
F15
NGC
$489
1838 $5 --Scratched--VF20 NCS. VF20 Details. NGC Census: (0/551). PCGS Population (1/339). Mintage: 286,588. Numismedia Wsl....
VF20
$374
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