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1856-D $2 1/2
XF40 PCGS
$8,250
Sold 2/5/1994
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 XF40 NGC. CAC. Variety 20-N. ...
XF40 NGC CAC
1856-D $2 1/2 XF40 NGC. CAC. Variety 20-N. ... CAC approved
$21,600
Sold 1/9/2020
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Variety 20-N....
XF45 NGC
1856-D $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Variety 20-N....
$44,400
Sold 5/9/2024
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 VF35 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
VF35 PCGS
1856-D $2 1/2 VF35 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
$21,600
Sold 1/11/2019
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
XF45 PCGS
1856-D $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
$18,800
Sold 1/12/2015
Heritage Auctions
1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC.
AU50 PCGS CAC
1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$72,000
Sold 8/16/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-D $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
AU50 PCGS
1856-D $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
$25,850
Sold 1/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2
VF30 ANACS
$2,990
Sold 1/7/2000
Heritage Auctions
1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N, the only known dies. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53 PCGS
$46,800
Sold 8/13/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-D $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
AU53 PCGS
1856-D $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. Variety 20-N. ...
$25,850
Sold 6/12/2016
Heritage Auctions
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1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N. AU-55 (PCGS).
AU55 PCGS
1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N. AU-55 (PCGS).
$84,000
Sold 2/3/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.
AU58 PCGS CAC
$120,000
Sold 8/13/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-D $2 1/2 VG10 PCGS. CAC. Variety 20-N....
VG10 PCGS CAC
1856-D $2 1/2 VG10 PCGS. CAC. Variety 20-N.... CAC approved
$20,400
Sold 6/13/2024
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. Variety 20-N....
AU55 NGC
1856-D $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. Variety 20-N....
$55,200
Sold 5/3/2023
Heritage Auctions
1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.
AU58 PCGS CAC
1856-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 20-N, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$144,000
Sold 8/25/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-D $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. CAC. Variety 20-N. ...
AU55 PCGS CAC
1856-D $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. CAC. Variety 20-N. ... CAC approved
$102,000
Sold 8/24/2022
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Variety 20-N. ...
AU58 NGC
1856-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Variety 20-N. ...
$50,400
Sold 7/14/2022
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 -- Plugged, Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. Fine Details. Variety 20-N. ...
F12
1856-D $2 1/2 -- Plugged, Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. Fine Details. Variety 20-N. ...
$2,160
Sold 3/15/2019
Heritage Auctions
1856-D Liberty Quarter Eagle. Fine Details--Plugged, Improperly Cleaned (NCS).
1856-D Liberty Quarter Eagle. Fine Details--Plugged, Improperly Cleaned (NCS).
$2,350
Sold 3/31/2017
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-D Liberty Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1856-D Liberty Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
$81,075
Sold 11/15/2012
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-D $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Variety 19-M. The only variety of this year. The 1856-D quarter eagle is among the most numis...
MS61 NGC
$71,875
Sold 4/7/2006
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2 NGC AU53
AU53 NGC
$29,900
Sold 7/21/2004
DLRC
1856-D $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. Variety 19-M. (per Doug Winter's ...
MS60 PCGS
$69,000
Sold 1/10/2004
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2--Cleaned--Ex-Jewelry--ANACS. VF Details, Net ...
VG8 ANACS
$2,990
Sold 9/28/2002
Heritage Auctions
1856-D $2 1/2
MS60 PCGS
$44,850
Sold 1/8/1999
Heritage Auctions
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