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1879 $5 VG8
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1879 $5  MS

VG8

1879 $5

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1879 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64 (NGC). CAC.
MS64 NGC CAC
1879 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. CAC approved
$3,172
Sold 9/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 $5 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: 51 in 63 (4 in 63+), 27 finer (7/26). CDN: $1,128.95 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Min...
MS63 PCGS
1879 $5 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: 51 in 63 (4 in 63+), 27 finer (7/26). CDN: $1,128.95 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Min...
$1,348
Sold 7/22/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 MS62 PCGS. CDN: $1,267.96 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 301,950. ...
MS62 PCGS
1879 $5 MS62 PCGS. CDN: $1,267.96 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 301,950. ...
$1,281
Sold 6/15/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 MS64 NGC. ...
MS64 NGC
1879 $5 MS64 NGC. ...
$2,928
Sold 5/1/2026
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1879 $5 MS60 NGC. Ex: The Peh Family Collection. NGC Census: (56/347). CDN: $853.94.Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 3...
MS60 NGC
1879 $5 MS60 NGC. Ex: The Peh Family Collection. NGC Census: (56/347). CDN: $853.94.Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 3...
$1,020
Sold 10/1/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1879 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
$900
Sold 9/4/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 $5 AU58 NGC. Mintage 301,950. ...
AU58 NGC
1879 $5 AU58 NGC. Mintage 301,950. ...
$720
Sold 7/31/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/19). NGC Census: (23/23). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 301,950. ...
MS63 PCGS
1879 $5 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/19). NGC Census: (23/23). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 301,950. ...
$990
Sold 5/20/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (214/405). PCGS Population: (560/390). CDN: $588 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 301,95...
AU58 NGC
1879 $5 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (214/405). PCGS Population: (560/390). CDN: $588 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 301,95...
$576
Sold 8/30/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (185/163). PCGS Population: (136/206). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 301,95...
MS61 NGC
1879 $5 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (185/163). PCGS Population: (136/206). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 301,95...
$660
Sold 4/26/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population: (48/342). NGC Census: (57/349). CDN: $520 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 301,950...
MS60 PCGS
1879 $5 MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population: (48/342). NGC Census: (57/349). CDN: $520 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 301,950...
$630
Sold 2/1/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (186/165). PCGS Population: (137/205). CDN: $540 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 301,95...
MS61 NGC
1879 $5 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (186/165). PCGS Population: (137/205). CDN: $540 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 301,95...
$552
Sold 1/4/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879 $5 MS65 NGC. ...
MS65 NGC
1879 $5 MS65 NGC. ...
$9,000
Sold 11/11/2021
Heritage Auctions
$5 1879 PCGS MS65
MS65 PCGS
$5 1879 PCGS MS65
$6,756
Sold 5/17/2018
Legend Numismatics
1879 $5 MS66 PCGS. ...
MS66 PCGS
1879 $5 MS66 PCGS. ...
$14,100
Sold 4/30/2017
Heritage Auctions
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