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1866 $2 1/2 AU58
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1866 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58 PCGS
1866 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).
$7,625
Sold 9/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
$2.50 1866 PCGS AU58
AU58 PCGS
$2.50 1866 PCGS AU58
$7,931
Sold 9/8/2022
Legend Numismatics
1866 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. ...
AU55 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. ...
$6,100
Sold 7/17/2026
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 -- 175-Degree Clockwise Rotated Die -- AU55 PCGS. ...
AU55 PCGS
1866 $2 1/2 -- 175-Degree Clockwise Rotated Die -- AU55 PCGS. ...
$8,540
Sold 1/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
$15,275
Sold 4/30/2017
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
$12,075
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. ...
MS62 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. ...
$13,800
Sold 3/11/2012
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. ...
MS62 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. ...
$14,950
Sold 10/16/2011
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. An unevenly struck example that has only a hint of rub on the devices and in the fields. Notable wea...
AU53 PCGS
$5,175
Sold 7/8/2006
Heritage Auctions
MS63
$12,650
Sold 9/15/2003
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1866 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned -- CACG Details. AU. Mintage 3,110. ...
AU50
1866 $2 1/2 -- Cleaned -- CACG Details. AU. Mintage 3,110. ...
$4,392
Sold 9/5/2026
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. ...
AU50 PCGS
1866 $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. ...
$5,612
Sold 5/1/2026
Heritage Auctions
1866 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1866 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$3,120
Sold 11/21/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1866 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC....
XF45 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC....
$3,120
Sold 11/17/2023
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Smooth, olive-gold surfaces bespeak originality, and only light high-point wear exists. The 1866 mint...
XF45 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Smooth, olive-gold surfaces bespeak originality, and only light high-point wear exists. The 1866 mint...
$4,080
Sold 10/13/2021
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 -- Heavily Damaged, Bent -- ANACS. XF Details. Mintage 3,110....
XF40 ANACS
1866 $2 1/2 -- Heavily Damaged, Bent -- ANACS. XF Details. Mintage 3,110....
$810
Sold 4/28/2021
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. ...
XF40 PCGS
1866 $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. ...
$3,360
Sold 3/15/2019
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle -- Struck on a Three Cent Nickel Planchet -- MS66 NGC. ...
MS66 NGC
1866 $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle -- Struck on a Three Cent Nickel Planchet -- MS66 NGC. ...
$25,850
Sold 4/26/2015
Heritage Auctions
$1,872
Sold 8/31/2014
Bonham LLC
1866 $2 1/2 --Rim Filed, Bent--NCS. VF Details. ...
VF20
1866 $2 1/2 --Rim Filed, Bent--NCS. VF Details. ...
$345
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 --Improperly Cleaned--NCS. VF Details. ...
VF20
1866 $2 1/2 --Improperly Cleaned--NCS. VF Details. ...
$518
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS. The tiny mintage of 3,080 business strikes gives an indication of the rarity of this issue in any gr...
MS65 PCGS
1866 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS. The tiny mintage of 3,080 business strikes gives an indication of the rarity of this issue in any gr...
$40,250
Sold 5/12/2007
Heritage Auctions
1866 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC. Boldly struck, with bright, copper-...
MS65 NGC
$39,100
Sold 5/8/2004
Heritage Auctions
MS64 PCGS
$26,450
Sold 1/25/2004
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1866 $2 1/2
AU53 PCGS
$4,840
Sold 2/24/1995
Heritage Auctions
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