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1853 $2 1/2 VG8
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1853 $2 1/2 MS

VG8

1853 $2 1/2

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1853 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 1,404,668. ...
MS63 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 1,404,668. ...
$976
Sold 11/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Gold CAC. Housed in a Generation 2 White Label fatty holder. CAC: 1 in 63, 0 finer (8/26). CDN: $1,16...
MS63 NGC CAC
1853 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Gold CAC. Housed in a Generation 2 White Label fatty holder. CAC: 1 in 63, 0 finer (8/26). CDN: $1,16... CAC approved
$7,930
Sold 9/22/2026
Heritage Auctions
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.
AU58 PCGS CAC
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$793
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
$854
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (NGC).
MS62 NGC
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (NGC).
$915
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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 AU58 PCGS. CDN: $741.39 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 1,404,668. ...
AU58 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. CDN: $741.39 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 1,404,668. ...
$732
Sold 6/3/2026
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: 95 in 64 (4 in 64+), 15 finer (4/26). CDN: $1,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mi...
MS64 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: 95 in 64 (4 in 64+), 15 finer (4/26). CDN: $1,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mi...
$1,342
Sold 5/20/2026
Heritage Auctions
1853 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. CDN: $889.41 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 1,404,668. ...
MS61 NGC
1853 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. CDN: $889.41 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 1,404,668. ...
$1,098
Sold 3/18/2026
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 $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. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
$720
Sold 6/18/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS).
MS60 PCGS
1853 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS).
$720
Sold 10/11/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1853 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. ...
MS66 PCGS
1853 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. ...
$9,988
Sold 6/7/2015
Heritage Auctions
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