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1862 $2 1/2 MS60
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1862 $2 1/2 MS

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1862 $2 1/2

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55 NGC
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
$1,860
Sold 3/13/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1862 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. NGC Census: 24 in 53, 192 finer (1/26). CDN: $1,450 Whsle. Bid...
AU53 NGC
1862 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. NGC Census: 24 in 53, 192 finer (1/26). CDN: $1,450 Whsle. Bid...
$1,586
Sold 1/28/2026
Heritage Auctions
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53 NGC
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
$1,440
Sold 3/5/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC).
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC).
$2,040
Sold 11/26/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1862 $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.0 green label holder. PCGS Population: (25/131). Mintage 98,508....
AU50 PCGS
1862 $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.0 green label holder. PCGS Population: (25/131). Mintage 98,508....
$1,920
Sold 11/24/2024
Heritage Auctions
1862 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (49/133). PCGS Population: (28/78). CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 98,...
AU55 NGC
1862 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (49/133). PCGS Population: (28/78). CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 98,...
$1,819
Sold 6/16/2024
Heritage Auctions
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU Details--Rim Damage (PCGS).
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU Details--Rim Damage (PCGS).
$1,020
Sold 11/21/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1862 $2 1/2 AU50 ANACS. Mintage 98,508. ...
AU50 ANACS
1862 $2 1/2 AU50 ANACS. Mintage 98,508. ...
$1,680
Sold 8/30/2023
Heritage Auctions
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF-40 (NGC).
XF40 NGC
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF-40 (NGC).
$660
Sold 4/12/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1862 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Mintage 98,543. From The Toro Collection. ...
XF40 ANACS
1862 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Mintage 98,543. From The Toro Collection. ...
$900
Sold 10/4/2021
Heritage Auctions
$2.50 1862 PCGS MS64+ CAC
MS64 PCGS CAC
$2.50 1862 PCGS MS64+ CAC CAC approved
$52,875
Sold 12/3/2020
Legend Numismatics
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45 PCGS
1862 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS).
$780
Sold 8/11/2020
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1862 $2 1/2 PCGS XF45
XF45 PCGS
1862 $2 1/2 PCGS XF45
$875
Sold 6/8/2020
DLRC
1862 $2 1/2
VF20 ANACS
$172
Sold 8/14/1999
Heritage Auctions
1862 $2 1/2
VF35 NGC
$187
Sold 12/3/1993
Heritage Auctions
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