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1870 $5 AU55
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Auction Prices

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1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55 NGC
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
$4,880
Sold 9/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $5 AU55 NGC. ...
AU55 NGC
1870 $5 AU55 NGC. ...
$4,800
Sold 10/7/2022
Heritage Auctions
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55+ (PCGS). CAC.
AU55 PCGS CAC
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55+ (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$8,100
Sold 8/23/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53 PCGS
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).
$3,660
Sold 9/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $5 AU53 PCGS. ...
AU53 PCGS
1870 $5 AU53 PCGS. ...
$4,392
Sold 6/15/2026
Heritage Auctions
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53 NGC
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
$2,585
Sold 6/24/2017
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 Liberty Half Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53 NGC
1870 Liberty Half Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
$3,866
Sold 11/8/2013
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $5 AU58 NGC. ...
AU58 NGC
1870 $5 AU58 NGC. ...
$6,710
Sold 9/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 AU58 PCGS....
AU58 PCGS
1870 $5 AU58 PCGS....
$9,300
Sold 4/3/2025
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 AU58 PCGS. ...
AU58 PCGS
1870 $5 AU58 PCGS. ...
$7,200
Sold 9/18/2020
Heritage Auctions
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1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30 PCGS
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS).
$2,196
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $5 XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (5/41). Mintage 4,000. ...
XF40 NGC
1870 $5 XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (5/41). Mintage 4,000. ...
$1,980
Sold 12/9/2024
Heritage Auctions
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,800
Sold 8/9/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45 PCGS
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS).
$2,040
Sold 3/22/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50 PCGS
1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
$2,280
Sold 11/2/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1870 $5 VF30 PCGS. An underappreciated issue from the Philadelphia Mint, with a mintage of only 4,000 pieces. This midgrade...
VF30 PCGS
1870 $5 VF30 PCGS. An underappreciated issue from the Philadelphia Mint, with a mintage of only 4,000 pieces. This midgrade...
$2,100
Sold 10/4/2021
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 XF40 NGC. ...
XF40 NGC
1870 $5 XF40 NGC. ...
$2,160
Sold 9/6/2019
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 NGC MS61
MS61 NGC
1870 $5 NGC MS61
$13,250
Sold 4/2/2018
DLRC
1870 $5 VF30 NGC. CAC. ...
VF30 NGC CAC
1870 $5 VF30 NGC. CAC. ... CAC approved
$2,180
Sold 11/1/2015
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30 PCGS
1870 $5 VF30 PCGS. ...
$1,410
Sold 10/13/2014
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. XF Details. NGC Census: (3/39). PCGS Population (3/30). Mintage: 4,035. Numismedi...
XF40
1870 $5 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. XF Details. NGC Census: (3/39). PCGS Population (3/30). Mintage: 4,035. Numismedi...
$822
Sold 2/5/2014
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU Details. Net XF45. ...
XF45 ANACS
1870 $5 -- Cleaned -- ANACS. AU Details. Net XF45. ...
$2,115
Sold 12/8/2013
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 XF45 PCGS. ...
XF45 PCGS
1870 $5 XF45 PCGS. ...
$1,748
Sold 12/6/2009
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 AU50 PCGS. ...
AU50 PCGS
1870 $5 AU50 PCGS. ...
$2,070
Sold 7/12/2009
Heritage Auctions
1870 $5 --Polished--NCS. AU Details. ...
AU50
1870 $5 --Polished--NCS. AU Details. ...
$2,185
Sold 4/19/2008
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