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1857-C $5 VG10
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1857-C $5  MS

VG10

1857-C $5

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$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
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1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-62 (NGC).
MS62 NGC
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-62 (NGC).
$17,080
Sold 9/2/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C $5 AU55 PCGS. Winter-1. The surface quality is especially smooth for this Choice About Uncirculated Charlotte five. ...
AU55 PCGS
1857-C $5 AU55 PCGS. Winter-1. The surface quality is especially smooth for this Choice About Uncirculated Charlotte five. ...
$7,625
Sold 6/15/2026
Heritage Auctions
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-61 (NGC).
$14,400
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC.
AU53 PCGS CAC
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$6,600
Sold 4/2/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55 NGC
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-55 (NGC).
$5,520
Sold 4/2/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter 1....
MS61 PCGS
1857-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter 1....
$13,200
Sold 2/27/2025
Heritage Auctions
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC.
AU53 PCGS CAC
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$6,600
Sold 2/5/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-58 (NGC).
AU58 NGC
$5,520
Sold 5/8/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. MS-62+ (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
$24,000
Sold 3/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C $5 MS63 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1....
MS63 PCGS CAC
1857-C $5 MS63 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1.... CAC approved
$52,800
Sold 1/11/2024
Heritage Auctions
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-58+ (PCGS).
AU58 PCGS
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-58+ (PCGS).
$6,900
Sold 8/9/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C $5 AU50 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU50 PCGS
1857-C $5 AU50 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$3,360
Sold 1/13/2023
Heritage Auctions
1857-C $5 MS63 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ...
MS63 PCGS CAC
1857-C $5 MS63 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ... CAC approved
$45,600
Sold 10/6/2022
Heritage Auctions
1857-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS60 NGC
1857-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$7,800
Sold 8/26/2022
Heritage Auctions
1857-C $5 MS64 NGC. Ex: Elrod. Winter 25-J. Formerly ...
MS64 NGC
$33,350
Sold 1/11/2003
Heritage Auctions
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