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 MS60
Coin Value History
1856-C $5 MS60
1856-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1....
MS60
NGC
$9,300
1856-C $5 MS60 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1....
MS60
PCGS
$13,200
1856-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
MS61
PCGS
$13,420
1856-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter-1....
MS61
NGC
$11,400
1856-C $5 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU58 Details. Mintage 28,457....
AU58
ANACS
$3,720
1856-C $5 AU58 NGC....
AU58
NGC
$6,600
1856-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
MS62
PCGS
$30,000
1856-C $5 MS62 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS62
NGC
$17,625
1856-C $5 MS63 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
MS63
PCGS
$43,125
1856-C $5 AU55 NGC. Variety 1....
AU55
NGC
$4,080
1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. EF Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$3,050
1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45
PCGS
$3,904
1856-C $5 AU53 PCGS. Winter-1. The 1856-C issue of 28,457 half eagles has historically been viewed as a fairly common Charl...
AU53
PCGS
$5,124
1856-C $5 AU50 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1. ...
AU50
PCGS
$7,625
1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. VF-25 (PCGS).
VF25
PCGS
$3,240
1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$2,640
1856-C $5 AU50 PCGS. Winter-1....
AU50
PCGS
$4,320
1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. EF-45 (PCGS). CAC.
XF45
PCGS
$4,080
1856-C $5 AU55 NGC. Variety 1....
AU55
NGC
$4,320
1856-C $5 AU53 NGC. Variety 1. ...
AU53
NGC
$3,840
1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC.
VF35
PCGS
$3,120
1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35
PCGS
$1,800
1856-C $5 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF40
PCGS
$1,920
1856-C $5 VF30 NGC. Variety 24-J. This evenly circulated greenish-gold Charlotte Half Eagle has pleasant definition for the...
VF30
NGC
$2,070
1856-C $5
VF25
PCGS
$506
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Events
Heritage Auctions: US Currency Tuesday Select Auction
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Heritage Auctions: World Paper Money Tuesday Select Auction
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Heritage Auctions: World & Ancient Coins ANA Signature Auction & Platinum Session
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