Whitman Expo
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 XF45
Coin Value History
1859-C $5 XF45
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1859-C $5 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1....
XF45
PCGS
$3,720
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. EF-45 (PCGS). CAC.
XF45
PCGS
$5,040
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-50 (NGC).
AU50
NGC
$4,880
1859-C $5 AU50 PCGS. Winter-2. ...
AU50
PCGS
$6,710
1859-C $5 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. The 1859-C Liberty half eagle is a scarce Southern gold issue with a mintage of 31,847 ...
XF40
PCGS
$3,600
1859-C $5 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF40
PCGS
$3,120
1859-C $5 AU53 PCGS. Winter-1. A scarce Southern gold issue. All 1859-C half eagles show soft definition on the eagle, beca...
AU53
PCGS
$6,100
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53
PCGS
$5,760
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55
NGC
$6,100
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. AU-55+ (PCGS). CAC.
AU55
PCGS
$8,100
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).
$3,720
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. CMQ-X.
AU58
PCGS
$19,800
1859-C $5 AU58 NGC. Winter-2....
AU58
NGC
$7,200
1859-C $5 MS61+ NGC. Winter-2....
MS61
NGC
$12,000
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1....
MS62
PCGS
$22,800
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$2,640
1859-C $5 MS61 PCGS. The certified population of 1859-C half eagles peaks at the VF to XF range, before becoming scarce in ...
MS61
PCGS
$12,000
1859-C $5 PCGS VF Details (Cleaned)
VF20
PCGS
$1,300
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. VF-30 (NGC).
VF30
NGC
$1,980
1859-C $5 MS62+ PCGS. Variety 1. ...
MS62
PCGS
$20,400
1859-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 2. ...
MS60
NGC
$6,300
1859-C Liberty Half Eagle. VF-25 (NGC).
VF25
NGC
$1,469
1859-C $5 MS63 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
MS63
PCGS
$29,900
1859-C $5 VF20 NGC. Variety 1. ...
VF20
NGC
$1,380
1859-C $5 VF35 NGC. Variety 1. ...
VF35
NGC
$1,438
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