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1861-C $5 VF25
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1861-C $5  MS

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1861-C $5

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$1,234
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1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC.
AU53 PCGS CAC
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$34,160
Sold 9/2/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC.
MS63 PCGS CAC
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$408,000
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1861-C $5 AU58 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1....
AU58 PCGS CAC
1861-C $5 AU58 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1.... CAC approved
$38,400
Sold 1/16/2025
Heritage Auctions
1861-C $5 MS61 NGC. Variety 1....
MS61 NGC
1861-C $5 MS61 NGC. Variety 1....
$43,200
Sold 8/14/2024
Heritage Auctions
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. AU-55 (PCGS).
AU55 PCGS
$22,800
Sold 8/13/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1861-C $5 AU58 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1....
AU58 PCGS CAC
1861-C $5 AU58 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1.... CAC approved
$37,200
Sold 1/11/2024
Heritage Auctions
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. Unc Details--Altered Surfaces (PCGS).
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. Unc Details--Altered Surfaces (PCGS).
$36,000
Sold 11/21/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1861-C $5 NGC/CAC AU53
AU53 NGC CAC
1861-C $5 NGC/CAC AU53 CAC approved
$25,000
Sold 4/17/2023
DLRC
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC.
AU50 PCGS CAC
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$20,400
Sold 11/2/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1861-C $5 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. ...
AU55 NGC
1861-C $5 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$15,000
Sold 8/24/2022
Heritage Auctions
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. Unc Details--Altered Surfaces (PCGS).
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. Unc Details--Altered Surfaces (PCGS).
$28,800
Sold 6/15/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$5 1861-C PCGS MS63 CAC
MS63 PCGS CAC
$5 1861-C PCGS MS63 CAC CAC approved
$164,500
Sold 12/3/2020
Legend Numismatics
1861-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS60 NGC
1861-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$45,600
Sold 12/5/2019
Heritage Auctions
1861-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS60 NGC
1861-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$23,500
Sold 9/12/2016
Heritage Auctions
1861-C Liberty Half Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1861-C Liberty Half Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
$23,500
Sold 8/14/2015
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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