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1861-C $5 MS60
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1861-C $5  MS

MS60

1861-C $5

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
Price History

Auction Prices

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1861-C $5 VF35 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
VF35 PCGS
1861-C $5 VF35 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
$17,080
Sold 9/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-50 (PCGS). Retro OGH.
AU50 PCGS
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-50 (PCGS). Retro OGH.
$20,740
Sold 9/2/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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, 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. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC.
VF35 PCGS CAC
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$14,400
Sold 3/22/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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 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
1861-C $5 NGC/CAC XF45
XF45 NGC CAC
1861-C $5 NGC/CAC XF45 CAC approved
$13,750
Sold 7/5/2021
DLRC
1861-C $5 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF45 PCGS
1861-C $5 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$15,000
Sold 6/17/2021
Heritage Auctions
1861-C $5 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF40 PCGS
1861-C $5 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$15,862
Sold 9/11/2016
Heritage Auctions
1861-C $5 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. XF Details. ...
XF40 ANACS
1861-C $5 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. XF Details. ...
$2,820
Sold 8/5/2012
Heritage Auctions
1861-C $5 VF25 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ...
VF25 PCGS CAC
1861-C $5 VF25 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ... CAC approved
$6,900
Sold 12/5/2010
Heritage Auctions
1861-C $5 VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30 PCGS
1861-C $5 VF30 PCGS. ...
$3,450
Sold 1/11/2009
Heritage Auctions
1861-C $5 VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30 PCGS
1861-C $5 VF30 PCGS. ...
$4,600
Sold 8/3/2008
Heritage Auctions
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