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1840-C $2 1/2 MS63
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1840-C $2 1/2 MS

MS63

1840-C $2 1/2

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1840-C $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. Winter-1....
AU50 NGC
1840-C $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. Winter-1....
$5,280
Sold 11/13/2025
Heritage Auctions
1840-C $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1....
AU50 PCGS CAC
1840-C $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1.... CAC approved
$6,300
Sold 10/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1840-C PCGS F-12
F12 PCGS
$2,596
Sold 7/18/2025
Scotsman Coin & Jewelry
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$3,120
Sold 6/25/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1840-C $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1....
XF40 PCGS
1840-C $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1....
$3,120
Sold 8/16/2024
Heritage Auctions
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF Details--Mount Removed (NGC).
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF Details--Mount Removed (NGC).
$2,040
Sold 9/6/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1840-C $2 1/2 VF35 NGC. Variety 1. The 1840-C quarter eagle is the first Liberty Head gold issue struck at the Charlotte Mi...
VF35 NGC
1840-C $2 1/2 VF35 NGC. Variety 1. The 1840-C quarter eagle is the first Liberty Head gold issue struck at the Charlotte Mi...
$3,600
Sold 2/6/2022
Heritage Auctions
1840-C $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. A collectible example of this challenging Charlotte issue, coming from a mintage of onl...
XF45 PCGS
1840-C $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. A collectible example of this challenging Charlotte issue, coming from a mintage of onl...
$2,880
Sold 10/13/2021
Heritage Auctions
$2.50 1840-C PCGS VF35 CAC
VF35 PCGS CAC
$2.50 1840-C PCGS VF35 CAC CAC approved
$2,702
Sold 9/27/2018
Legend Numismatics
1840-C $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF40 PCGS
1840-C $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$2,640
Sold 6/15/2018
Heritage Auctions
1840-C $2 1/2 -- EX-Jewelry -- PCGS Genuine. F Details. NGC Census: (1/148). PCGS Population: (0/141). Mintage 12,822....
F12 PCGS
1840-C $2 1/2 -- EX-Jewelry -- PCGS Genuine. F Details. NGC Census: (1/148). PCGS Population: (0/141). Mintage 12,822....
$822
Sold 4/30/2017
Heritage Auctions
1840-C $2 1/2 VF25 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
VF25 PCGS
1840-C $2 1/2 VF25 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$1,645
Sold 6/7/2015
Heritage Auctions
1840-C $2 1/2 VF20 PCGS. Variety 1-A. This olive-gold introductory year Liberty Quarter Eagle has perhaps less actual wear ...
VF20 PCGS
$1,496
Sold 2/11/2006
Heritage Auctions
1840-C $2 1/2 VF30 PCGS. The premier Liberty Quarter ...
VF30 PCGS
$1,035
Sold 7/29/2002
Heritage Auctions
1840-C $2 1/2
F15 PCGS
$437
Sold 9/13/1997
Heritage Auctions
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