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 MS61
Coin Value History
1853-C $5 MS61
1853-C $5 NGC MS61
MS61
NGC
$7,500
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC.
MS61
PCGS
$19,200
1853-C $5 MS62+ NGC. Variety 1....
MS62
NGC
$11,100
1853-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 3. ...
MS60
NGC
$3,525
1853-C Liberty Half Eagle. Winter Variety 1 (20-H). Die State III. MS-63 (NGC).
MS63
NGC
$21,160
1853-C $5 AU58 NGC. Variety 1....
AU58
NGC
$4,920
1853-C $5 MS64 PCGS. Variety 2. ...
MS64
PCGS
$55,200
1853-C $5 AU55 PCGS. CAC. Winter-2. Ex: The Fairmont Collection. Late Die State. This 1853-C half eagle was struck from the...
AU55
PCGS
$11,285
1853-C $5 AU55 NGC. Variety 1....
AU55
NGC
$4,680
1853-C $5 AU53 PCGS. Winter -1. ...
AU53
PCGS
$10,370
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53
PCGS
$6,100
1853-C $5 VF30 ANACS. Winter-3. ...
VF30
ANACS
$3,416
1853-C $5 XF40 PCGS. CAC. Winter-3. ...
XF40
PCGS
$5,124
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$2,280
1853-C $5 Fine 12 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/228 and 0/1+). Mintage 65,571. ...
F12
PCGS
$2,040
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-2. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50
PCGS
$4,080
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-3. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35
PCGS
$3,120
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. Die State I. EF-40 (PCGS). CAC.
XF40
PCGS
$3,840
1853-C $5 VG8 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/223 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (1/181 and 0/2+). Mintage 65,571. ...
VG8
PCGS
$1,500
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-2. Late Die State. EF-45+ (PCGS).
XF45
PCGS
$3,840
1853-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. Die State I. VF-25 (PCGS). CAC.
VF25
PCGS
$2,280
1853-C $5 PCGS VF20
VF20
PCGS
$1,800
1853-C $5 Fine 15 NGC. NGC Census: (1/159). PCGS Population: (5/185). Mintage 65,571. ...
F15
NGC
$1,234
1853-C Liberty Half Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30
PCGS
$2,140
1853-C Liberty Half Eagle. Good-4 (PCGS).
G4
PCGS
$878
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