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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1 MS61
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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1 MS

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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1

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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, MS61 PCGS....
MS61 PCGS
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, MS61 PCGS....
$11,100
Sold 8/14/2024
Heritage Auctions
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
$6,625
Sold 9/18/2020
Heritage Auctions
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. MS-62 (PCGS).
$28,800
Sold 8/25/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 PCGS....
AU58 PCGS
$8,100
Sold 2/28/2025
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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 NGC....
AU58 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 NGC....
$4,320
Sold 8/16/2024
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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 NGC. The only die variety of the year, showing the 8 in the date minutely repunched below the l...
AU58 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 NGC. The only die variety of the year, showing the 8 in the date minutely repunched below the l...
$4,800
Sold 12/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU55 NGC....
AU55 NGC
$4,200
Sold 5/2/2025
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1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55 NGC
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. AU-55 (NGC).
$3,840
Sold 8/18/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 NGC. ...
AU53 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 NGC. ...
$3,294
Sold 10/8/2026
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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 NGC. ...
AU53 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 NGC. ...
$3,172
Sold 7/17/2026
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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, VF25 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: 4 in 25, 108 finer (11/25...
VF25 PCGS
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, VF25 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: 4 in 25, 108 finer (11/25...
$2,440
Sold 3/2/2026
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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, XF40 ANACS. Mintage 27,021. ...
XF40 ANACS
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, XF40 ANACS. Mintage 27,021. ...
$1,560
Sold 6/16/2024
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1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 NGC....
AU53 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 NGC....
$3,360
Sold 5/10/2024
Heritage Auctions
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 PCGS. ...
AU53 PCGS
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 PCGS. ...
$3,120
Sold 12/16/2022
Heritage Auctions
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4 AU50 NGC. An underappreciated Classic Head gold issue, struck from a single die pair, with the 8 repu...
AU50 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4 AU50 NGC. An underappreciated Classic Head gold issue, struck from a single die pair, with the 8 repu...
$2,640
Sold 10/13/2021
Heritage Auctions
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. AU Details--Cleaned (NGC).
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. AU Details--Cleaned (NGC).
$1,680
Sold 6/16/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 PCGS. ...
AU53 PCGS
$3,840
Sold 10/14/2020
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