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1879-S $2 1/2 MS

F12

1879-S $2 1/2

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$1,234
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$1,234
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1879-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS).
AU55 PCGS
1879-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS).
$641
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-S $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (29/172). Mintage 43,500. ...
AU53 NGC
1879-S $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (29/172). Mintage 43,500. ...
$528
Sold 12/9/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 AU55 ANACS. Mintage 43,500. ...
AU55 ANACS
1879-S $2 1/2 AU55 ANACS. Mintage 43,500. ...
$720
Sold 12/9/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (87/23). PCGS Population: (5/17). CDN: $700 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 43,50...
AU58 NGC
1879-S $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (87/23). PCGS Population: (5/17). CDN: $700 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 43,50...
$660
Sold 9/20/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (15/6). PCGS Population: (6/11). CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 43,5...
MS61 NGC
1879-S $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (15/6). PCGS Population: (6/11). CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 43,5...
$1,800
Sold 9/11/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (85/23). PCGS Population: (5/17). CDN: $700 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 43,50...
AU58 NGC
1879-S $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (85/23). PCGS Population: (5/17). CDN: $700 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 43,50...
$660
Sold 9/6/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53 PCGS
1879-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS).
$408
Sold 8/23/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-S $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Satiny straw-gold luster illuminates the fields of this Mint State 1879-S quarter eagle, complement...
MS61 NGC
1879-S $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Satiny straw-gold luster illuminates the fields of this Mint State 1879-S quarter eagle, complement...
$1,620
Sold 10/13/2021
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS62 PCGS CAC
1879-S $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$9,600
Sold 1/22/2021
Heritage Auctions
1879-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50 PCGS
1879-S Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
$336
Sold 8/20/2019
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-S $2 1/2 MS60 NGC. ...
MS60 NGC
1879-S $2 1/2 MS60 NGC. ...
$1,388
Sold 8/14/2018
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 MS60 NGC. ...
MS60 NGC
1879-S $2 1/2 MS60 NGC. ...
$1,528
Sold 2/19/2017
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS64 PCGS CAC
1879-S $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$16,450
Sold 11/10/2014
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. ...
MS62 PCGS
1879-S $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. ...
$2,820
Sold 3/24/2013
Heritage Auctions
1879-S $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. A sharply struck piece with ...
MS63 NGC
$3,795
Sold 7/29/2003
Heritage Auctions
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