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 VF25
Coin Value History
1842-C $5 Large Date VF25
1842-C $5 Large Date VF25 PCGS. CAC. Variety-1. ...
VF25
PCGS
$1,840
1842-C $5 Large Date VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30
PCGS
$1,725
VF20
$1,380
1842-C $5 Large Date VF35 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
VF35
PCGS
$4,026
1842-C $5 Large Date VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/55). NGC Census: (1/78). Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in VF3...
VF35
PCGS
$1,725
F15
ANACS
$1,265
1842-C Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. Fine-12 (PCGS).
F12
PCGS
$1,351
1842-C $5 Large Date -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Variety 1. ...
XF40
ANACS
$1,586
1842-C $5 Large Date XF45 PCGS. Winter-1. The Charlotte branch mint struck just 23,589 half eagles in 1842, beginning with ...
XF45
PCGS
$6,710
1842-C $5 Large Date XF45 NGC. CAC. Winter-1....
XF45
NGC
$7,800
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1. AU Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$4,148
1842-C $5 Large Date AU58 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
AU58
PCGS
$15,860
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1. VF Details--Ex Jewelry (PCGS).
$2,280
1842-C $5 Large Date MS60 NGC. Variety 1....
MS60
NGC
$9,000
1842-C $5 Large Date AU53 NGC. Variety 1. ...
AU53
NGC
$3,960
1842-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61
NGC
$11,700
1842-C $5 Large Date AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU53
PCGS
$5,760
1842-C $5 Large Date AU50 ANACS. Mintage 27,432. ...
AU50
ANACS
$4,320
1842-C $5 Large Date AU58 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU58
PCGS
$9,600
1842-C $5 Large Date MS62 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS62
NGC
$17,400
1842-C $5 Large Date MS64 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS64
NGC
$33,614
1842-C Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. MS-61 (PCGS).
MS61
PCGS
$13,512
1842-C $5 Large Date MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS60
NGC
$8,225
1842-C $5 Large Date AU55 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU55
PCGS
$4,935
1842-C $5 Large Date MS63 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS63
NGC
$25,850
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