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1859-C $5 MS61
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1859-C $5  MS

MS61

1859-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

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-50 (NGC).
AU50 NGC
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-50 (NGC).
$4,880
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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
1859-C $5 AU53 PCGS. Winter-1. A scarce Southern gold issue. All 1859-C half eagles show soft definition on the eagle, beca...
$6,100
Sold 6/15/2026
Heritage Auctions
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).
$3,720
Sold 3/13/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53 PCGS
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS).
$5,760
Sold 3/13/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1859-C $5 AU50 PCGS. Winter-2. ...
AU50 PCGS
1859-C $5 AU50 PCGS. Winter-2. ...
$6,710
Sold 1/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. EF-45 (PCGS). CAC.
XF45 PCGS CAC
$5,040
Sold 6/19/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1859-C $5 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1....
XF45 PCGS
1859-C $5 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1....
$3,720
Sold 5/10/2024
Heritage Auctions
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State I. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$2,640
Sold 11/21/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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
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 ...
$3,600
Sold 4/17/2023
Heritage Auctions
1859-C $5 PCGS VF Details (Cleaned)
VF20 PCGS
1859-C $5 PCGS VF Details (Cleaned)
$1,300
Sold 11/15/2021
DLRC
1859-C $5 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF40 PCGS
1859-C $5 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$3,120
Sold 11/11/2021
Heritage Auctions
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. VF-30 (NGC).
VF30 NGC
1859-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. VF-30 (NGC).
$1,980
Sold 8/25/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1859-C Liberty Half Eagle. VF-25 (NGC).
VF25 NGC
1859-C Liberty Half Eagle. VF-25 (NGC).
$1,469
Sold 8/8/2014
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1859-C $5 VF20 NGC. Variety 1. ...
VF20 NGC
1859-C $5 VF20 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$1,380
Sold 8/14/2011
Heritage Auctions
1859-C $5 VF35 NGC. Variety 1. ...
VF35 NGC
1859-C $5 VF35 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$1,438
Sold 1/9/2011
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