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1839 $2 1/2 AU58
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1839 $2 1/2 MS

AU58

1839 $2 1/2

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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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
Heritage Auctions
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-4. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-4. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,920
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-4. AG-3 (PCGS).
AG3 PCGS
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-4. AG-3 (PCGS).
$660
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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
Heritage Auctions
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45 PCGS
$2,880
Sold 3/28/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1839/8 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned, Scratched -- ANACS. AU50 Details. Mintage 27,021....
AU50 ANACS
1839/8 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned, Scratched -- ANACS. AU50 Details. Mintage 27,021....
$1,680
Sold 8/30/2023
Heritage Auctions
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. EF-40 (NGC).
XF40 NGC
1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. EF-40 (NGC).
$1,800
Sold 11/10/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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
1839/8 $2 1/2 VF20 ANACS. Mintage 27,021. From The Toro Collection. ...
VF20 ANACS
1839/8 $2 1/2 VF20 ANACS. Mintage 27,021. From The Toro Collection. ...
$870
Sold 10/4/2021
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 Fine 15 NGC. NGC Census: (0/102). PCGS Population: (0/110). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 15. Mintage ...
F15 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 Fine 15 NGC. NGC Census: (0/102). PCGS Population: (0/110). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 15. Mintage ...
$690
Sold 5/20/2020
Heritage Auctions
1839 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. ...
XF45 NGC
1839 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. ...
$1,740
Sold 8/14/2018
Heritage Auctions
VF35 PCGS
$1,265
Sold 10/16/2007
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1839 $2 1/2 VF30 ANACS. ...
VF30 ANACS
$690
Sold 11/7/2005
Heritage Auctions
1839 $2 1/2 Good4 ANACS. ...
G4 ANACS
$144
Sold 5/1/2005
Heritage Auctions
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