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1844 $2 1/2 MS61
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1844 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
$9,200
Sold 6/2/2008
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1844 $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS61 PCGS CAC
1844 $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$15,275
Sold 1/12/2014
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1844 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. ...
MS60 PCGS
1844 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. ...
$6,462
Sold 5/1/2016
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1844 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. ...
MS60 PCGS
1844 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. ...
$8,225
Sold 6/7/2015
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1844 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Simply put, this is a rare issue. ...
MS62 NGC
$9,775
Sold 11/23/2002
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1844 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58 PCGS
1844 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).
$7,930
Sold 9/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1844 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. ...
AU58 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. ...
$5,040
Sold 10/7/2022
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1844 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. ...
AU58 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. ...
$5,760
Sold 11/11/2021
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1844 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. ...
AU55 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. ...
$4,112
Sold 9/12/2016
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1844 $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. ...
AU55 PCGS
1844 $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. ...
$3,174
Sold 1/11/2016
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1844 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. VF30 Details. Mintage 6,784....
VF30 ANACS
1844 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. VF30 Details. Mintage 6,784....
$900
Sold 8/30/2023
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1844 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (9/52). PCGS Population: (11/25). CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 6,784...
XF45 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (9/52). PCGS Population: (11/25). CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 6,784...
$1,920
Sold 7/17/2022
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1844 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. The Philadelphia Mint struck only 6,784 quarter eagles in 1844, and surviving examples are seldom off...
XF45 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. The Philadelphia Mint struck only 6,784 quarter eagles in 1844, and surviving examples are seldom off...
$2,220
Sold 10/25/2021
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1844 $2 1/2 VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/43 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/60 and 0/0+). CDN: $800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF3...
VF30 PCGS
1844 $2 1/2 VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/43 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/60 and 0/0+). CDN: $800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF3...
$1,920
Sold 10/4/2021
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1844 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. ...
AU53 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. ...
$1,860
Sold 9/6/2019
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1844 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (9/42). PCGS Population: (11/23). CDN: $1,350 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF45. ...
XF45 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (9/42). PCGS Population: (11/23). CDN: $1,350 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF45. ...
$1,860
Sold 8/18/2019
Heritage Auctions
1844 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. ...
AU53 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. ...
$2,280
Sold 12/13/2018
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1844 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. ...
AU53 PCGS
1844 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. ...
$2,350
Sold 11/2/2016
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1844 $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. ...
AU50 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. ...
$1,998
Sold 9/29/2013
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1844 Liberty Quarter Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS).
AU55 PCGS
1844 Liberty Quarter Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS).
$3,590
Sold 6/21/2013
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1844 $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. ...
AU50 NGC
1844 $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. ...
$1,880
Sold 3/24/2013
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1844 $2 1/2 --Cleaned--ANACS. VF30 Details. NGC Census: (1/59). PCGS Population (1/31). Mintage: 6,700. Numismedia Wsl. Pric...
VF30 ANACS
1844 $2 1/2 --Cleaned--ANACS. VF30 Details. NGC Census: (1/59). PCGS Population (1/31). Mintage: 6,700. Numismedia Wsl. Pric...
$575
Sold 3/27/2007
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1844 $2 1/2 VF35 NGC. A very scarce P-mint quarter eagle ...
VF35 NGC
$920
Sold 1/10/2004
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1844 $2 1/2
XF40 ANACS
$770
Sold 3/4/1995
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1844 $2 1/2
XF40 PCGS
$1,100
Sold 1/6/1993
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