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1881 $5 G4
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1881 $5  MS

G4

1881 $5

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$1,234
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1881 $5 MS60 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 1.2" rattler holder. CDN: $1,007.85 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 5,708,8...
MS60 PCGS
1881 $5 MS60 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 1.2" rattler holder. CDN: $1,007.85 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 5,708,8...
$1,159
Sold 10/28/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
$1,220
Sold 9/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. FS-305, Breen-6714. Repunched Date. MS-64 (ANACS).
MS64 ANACS
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. FS-305, Breen-6714. Repunched Date. MS-64 (ANACS).
$1,159
Sold 7/1/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $5 MS64 PCGS. CDN: $1,237.96 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
MS64 PCGS
1881 $5 MS64 PCGS. CDN: $1,237.96 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
$1,281
Sold 6/15/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 $5 MS65 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS65 PCGS CAC
1881 $5 MS65 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$2,928
Sold 5/1/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 88/88 $5 Repunched Date, FS-305, MS63 NGC. CDN: $1,365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
MS63 NGC
1881 88/88 $5 Repunched Date, FS-305, MS63 NGC. CDN: $1,365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
$1,342
Sold 3/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 88/88 $5 MS63 NGC. VP-002. CDN: $1,193.01 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
MS63 NGC
1881 88/88 $5 MS63 NGC. VP-002. CDN: $1,193.01 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
$1,281
Sold 3/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 $5 MS60 NGC. Housed in a Generation 4 fatty holder. CDN: $1,175.40 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
MS60 NGC
1881 $5 MS60 NGC. Housed in a Generation 4 fatty holder. CDN: $1,175.40 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
$1,464
Sold 3/2/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).
AU58 NGC
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).
$960
Sold 10/28/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $5 MS62 NGC. Ex: The Peh Family Collection. CDN: $844.94.Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
MS62 NGC
1881 $5 MS62 NGC. Ex: The Peh Family Collection. CDN: $844.94.Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 5,708,802. ...
$1,020
Sold 10/1/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 $5 Liberty Half Eagle -- Reverse Struck Through -- MS61 NGC....
MS61 NGC
1881 $5 Liberty Half Eagle -- Reverse Struck Through -- MS61 NGC....
$960
Sold 9/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55 NGC
1881 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
$810
Sold 5/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $5 MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (78/13). Mintage 5,708,802. ...
MS65 NGC
1881 $5 MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (78/13). Mintage 5,708,802. ...
$1,860
Sold 3/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 $5 MS66 NGC....
MS66 NGC
1881 $5 MS66 NGC....
$6,600
Sold 2/28/2025
Heritage Auctions
MS67 NGC
$11,500
Sold 5/30/2005
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