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1853 $2 1/2 MS60
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1853 $2 1/2 MS

MS60

1853 $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
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1853 $2 1/2 VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: 9 in 35, 1460 finer (6/26). CDN: $666.50 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF35. Mintage 1,4...
VF35 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: 9 in 35, 1460 finer (6/26). CDN: $666.50 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF35. Mintage 1,4...
$573
Sold 7/8/2026
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 Liberty Quarter Eagle -- Struck-Through Obverse -- AU55 PCGS. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint....
AU55 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 Liberty Quarter Eagle -- Struck-Through Obverse -- AU55 PCGS. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint....
$763
Sold 6/29/2026
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. NGC Census: 30 in 45, 1819 finer (10/25). CDN: $638.51 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 1,404,66...
XF45 NGC
1853 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. NGC Census: 30 in 45, 1819 finer (10/25). CDN: $638.51 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 1,404,66...
$600
Sold 11/12/2025
Heritage Auctions
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53 PCGS
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).
$552
Sold 9/4/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$480
Sold 9/4/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35 PCGS
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. VF-35 (PCGS).
$504
Sold 9/4/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1853 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC....
MS65 NGC
1853 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC....
$3,120
Sold 8/28/2025
Heritage Auctions
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50 PCGS
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
$456
Sold 11/21/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$2.50 1853 PCGS XF40 CAC
XF40 PCGS CAC
$2.50 1853 PCGS XF40 CAC CAC approved
$248
Sold 7/19/2018
Legend Numismatics
1853 $2 1/2 PCGS VF30
VF30 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 PCGS VF30
$285
Sold 2/27/2017
DLRC
1853 $2 1/2 -- Mount Removed -- PCGS Genuine Secure. VF Details. NGC Census: (0/1493 and 0/8+). PCGS Population: (2/1044 an...
VF20
1853 $2 1/2 -- Mount Removed -- PCGS Genuine Secure. VF Details. NGC Census: (0/1493 and 0/8+). PCGS Population: (2/1044 an...
$164
Sold 2/21/2017
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. ...
MS66 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. ...
$9,988
Sold 6/7/2015
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 --Ex-Jewelry--ANACS. VG8 Details. NGC Census: (0/988). PCGS Population (0/701). Mintage: 1,404,668. Numismedia W...
VG8 ANACS
1853 $2 1/2 --Ex-Jewelry--ANACS. VG8 Details. NGC Census: (0/988). PCGS Population (0/701). Mintage: 1,404,668. Numismedia W...
$109
Sold 6/29/2008
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 Fine12--Cleaned--ANACS, VF Details....
F12 ANACS
$109
Sold 3/27/2005
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2--Cleaned--ANACS. VF Details, Net Fine 15....
F15 ANACS
$138
Sold 1/17/2005
Heritage Auctions
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