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Auction lot photos of this item graded VF20
Coin Value History
1842-D $5 Large Date VF20
1842-D $5 Large Date VF20 PCGS. Winter 8-G....
VF20
PCGS
$5,040
1842-D $5 Large Date VF20 PCGS. Variety 8-G. ...
VF20
PCGS
$3,642
1842-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 8-G. Large Date, Large Letters. VF-25 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.
VF25
PCGS
$8,400
1842-D $5 Large Date VF25 PCGS. Variety 8-G. ...
VF25
PCGS
$3,840
F15
NGC
$1,208
1842-D $5 Large Date VF30 PCGS. Variety 8-G. ...
VF30
PCGS
$7,500
1842-D $5 Large Date VF30 PCGS. Variety 8-G. ...
VF30
PCGS
$6,600
1842-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 8-G. Large Date, Large Letters. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.
VF35
PCGS
$15,250
1842-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 8-G. Large Date, Large Letters. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC.
VF35
PCGS
$10,800
1842-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 9-G, the only known dies. Large Date, Large Letters. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$12,000
1842-D $5 Large Date AU53 NGC. Winter 8-G....
AU53
NGC
$10,800
1842-D $5 Large Date AU58 PCGS. CAC. Winter 8-G....
AU58
PCGS
$66,000
1842-D $5 Large Date AU53 NGC. Variety 8-G. ...
AU53
NGC
$11,100
1842-D $5 Large Date AU50 PCGS. Variety 8-G. ...
AU50
PCGS
$10,800
1842-D $5 Large Date XF45 NGC. Variety 8-G. ...
XF45
NGC
$6,810
1842-D $5 PCGS XF40 (Large Date)
XF40
PCGS
$7,500
1842-D $5 Large Date XF45 PCGS. ...
XF45
PCGS
$8,400
1842-D $5 Large Date AU55 NGC. Variety 8-G. ...
AU55
NGC
$16,200
1842-D $5 Large Date XF40 PCGS. Variety 8-G. ...
XF40
PCGS
$9,400
1842-D $5 Large Date -- Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. Unc Details. Variety 8-G (formerly 9-G). ...
MS60
$7,050
AU50
PCGS
$13,225
1842-D Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. AU Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$4,487
1842-D Liberty Half Eagle. Large Date. MS-61 (PCGS).
MS61
PCGS
$46,288
AU55
NGC
$14,375
AU58
NGC
$17,825
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