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1857-C $5 MS60
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1857-C $5  MS

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1857-C $5

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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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1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. EF Details--Improperly Cleaned (NGC).
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. EF Details--Improperly Cleaned (NGC).
$2,928
Sold 9/11/2026
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. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45 PCGS
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. EF-45 (PCGS).
$3,840
Sold 8/30/2025
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 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 $5 NGC/CAC XF40
XF40 NGC CAC
1857-C $5 NGC/CAC XF40 CAC approved
$3,750
Sold 4/17/2023
DLRC
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 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF Details--Edge Repaired (PCGS).
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF Details--Edge Repaired (PCGS).
$2,400
Sold 4/7/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C $5 Good 4 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (1/179). PCGS Population: (0/175). Mintage 31,360. ...
G4 NGC CAC
1857-C $5 Good 4 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (1/179). PCGS Population: (0/175). Mintage 31,360. ... CAC approved
$2,520
Sold 3/14/2022
Heritage Auctions
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF-40 (PCGS).
XF40 PCGS
1857-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF-40 (PCGS).
$2,280
Sold 8/6/2020
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857-C $5 VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/159). NGC Census: (0/172). CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. Mintage 31,36...
VF25 PCGS
1857-C $5 VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/159). NGC Census: (0/172). CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. Mintage 31,36...
$1,680
Sold 4/26/2020
Heritage Auctions
1857-C $5 VF35 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
VF35 PCGS
1857-C $5 VF35 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$1,880
Sold 9/12/2016
Heritage Auctions
1857-C $5 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF45 PCGS
1857-C $5 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$3,995
Sold 9/11/2016
Heritage Auctions
1857-C Liberty Half Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30 PCGS
1857-C Liberty Half Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS).
$2,140
Sold 11/8/2013
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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