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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 AU58
Coin Value History
1839 $5 AU58
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1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).
AU58
NGC
$4,080
1839 $5 --Altered Surfaces--ANACS. MS60 Details. ...
MS60
ANACS
$1,150
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).
MS61
PCGS
$9,150
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55
NGC
$2,640
1839 $5 MS61 PCGS. ...
MS61
PCGS
$10,800
1839 $5 MS62+ NGC. ...
MS62
NGC
$15,860
1839 $5 MS62+ NGC. ...
MS62
NGC
$13,800
1839 $5 AU53 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: 20 in 53, 74 finer (5/26). CDN: $1,691.1...
AU53
PCGS
$3,416
1839 $5 MS63 NGC....
MS63
NGC
$26,400
1839 $5 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (30/128). PCGS Population: (20/68). CDN: $1,650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 118,143...
AU53
NGC
$1,500
1839 $5 AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: 23 in 50, 94 finer (4/26). CDN: $1,682.96 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 118,143...
AU50
PCGS
$2,013
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,586
1839 $5 XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (40/148 and 0/1+). Mintage 118,143. ...
XF40
PCGS
$1,680
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45
PCGS
$1,680
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,500
1839 $5 VG10 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/213). NGC Census: (0/261). Mintage 118,143. ...
VG10
PCGS
$840
1839 $5 Fine 15 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/206). NGC Census: (2/260). Mintage 118,143. ...
F15
PCGS
$750
1839 $5 VF30 NGC. Just a single die pair exists for the inaugural Liberty Head issue despite a mintage of more than 118,000...
VF30
NGC
$1,080
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50
PCGS
$2,640
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64 (NGC). CAC.
MS64
NGC
$55,200
1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC.
VF35
PCGS
$1,800
1839 $5 VF25 NGC. NGC Census: (2/247). PCGS Population: (6/180). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. Mintage 118,143. ...
VF25
NGC
$690
1839 $5 -- Cleaned, Scratched -- ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS VF20. Mintage ...
VF20
ANACS
$576
1839 $5 Good 6 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (2/176). NGC Census: (0/240). Mintage 118,143. ...
G6
PCGS
$646
1839 $5 Fine 12 ANACS....
F12
ANACS
$196
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