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1879 $2 1/2 G6
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1879 $2 1/2 MS

G6

1879 $2 1/2

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$1,234
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$1,234
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1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
$854
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS).
$976
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (NGC).
MS62 NGC
1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (NGC).
$854
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. CDN: $875 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 88,960. ...
MS63 PCGS
1879 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. CDN: $875 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 88,960. ...
$1,220
Sold 9/9/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 MS64 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: 53 in 64 (3 in 64+, 2 in 64*), 23 finer. CAC: 22 in 64, 13 finer (11/25). CDN: $900 ...
MS64 NGC CAC
1879 $2 1/2 MS64 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: 53 in 64 (3 in 64+, 2 in 64*), 23 finer. CAC: 22 in 64, 13 finer (11/25). CDN: $900 ... CAC approved
$1,342
Sold 4/20/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. CAC. CAC: 12 in 63, 35 finer (3/26). CDN: $866.39 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 88,960. ...
MS63 PCGS CAC
1879 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. CAC. CAC: 12 in 63, 35 finer (3/26). CDN: $866.39 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 88,960. ... CAC approved
$1,190
Sold 4/20/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. CDN: $698.58 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 88,960. ...
AU58 NGC
1879 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. CDN: $698.58 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 88,960. ...
$732
Sold 3/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. NGC Census: 5 in 66, 0 finer (1/26). CDN: $4,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 88,960. ...
MS66 NGC
1879 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. NGC Census: 5 in 66, 0 finer (1/26). CDN: $4,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 88,960. ...
$4,758
Sold 1/21/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: 81 in 61, 476 finer (12/25). CDN: $632.50 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 88,...
MS61 PCGS
1879 $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: 81 in 61, 476 finer (12/25). CDN: $632.50 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 88,...
$960
Sold 12/24/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58 PCGS
1879 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS).
$576
Sold 9/4/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Mintage 88,960. ...
MS61 NGC
1879 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Mintage 88,960. ...
$564
Sold 3/12/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (13/5). Mintage 88,960. ...
MS65 NGC
1879 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (13/5). Mintage 88,960. ...
$2,640
Sold 3/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS....
MS65 PCGS
1879 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS....
$2,220
Sold 11/22/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. CAC....
MS66 PCGS CAC
1879 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. CAC.... CAC approved
$10,800
Sold 8/16/2024
Heritage Auctions
MS60 PCGS
$575
Sold 7/29/2011
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