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1881 $2 1/2 MS

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1881 $2 1/2
MS64 NGC
$13,200
Sold 8/19/1995
Heritage Auctions
1881 $2 1/2
MS64 NGC
$14,300
Sold 3/4/1995
Heritage Auctions
1881 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. ...
MS62 PCGS
1881 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. ...
$15,600
Sold 1/22/2021
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1881 Liberty Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (NGC).
MS62 NGC
1881 Liberty Quarter Eagle. MS-62 (NGC).
$12,837
Sold 11/15/2012
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1881 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
$10,800
Sold 8/27/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC.
MS61 PCGS CAC
1881 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$17,400
Sold 3/21/2023
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1881 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
1881 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. ...
$12,338
Sold 1/9/2017
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1881 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS Secure. ...
MS60 PCGS
1881 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS Secure. ...
$7,800
Sold 12/13/2018
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1881 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. ...
MS60 PCGS
1881 $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. ...
$7,931
Sold 6/9/2013
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1881 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).
AU58 NGC
1881 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).
$6,710
Sold 9/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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1881 $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS....
AU58 PCGS
1881 $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS....
$8,460
Sold 8/17/2023
Heritage Auctions
1881 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. ...
AU58 NGC
1881 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. ...
$6,600
Sold 12/15/2022
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1881 $2 1/2 NGC AU55
AU55 NGC
1881 $2 1/2 NGC AU55
$6,750
Sold 1/17/2022
DLRC
1881 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. ...
AU55 NGC
1881 $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. ...
$6,014
Sold 8/20/2021
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1881 $2 1/2 PCGS AU50
AU50 PCGS
1881 $2 1/2 PCGS AU50
$5,350
Sold 10/21/2019
DLRC
1881 $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. ...
AU50 NGC
1881 $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. ...
$5,875
Sold 8/16/2015
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1881 $2 1/2 -- Ex-Jewelry -- ANACS. VF30 Details. ...
VF30 ANACS
1881 $2 1/2 -- Ex-Jewelry -- ANACS. VF30 Details. ...
$1,292
Sold 12/8/2013
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1881 Liberty Quarter Eagle. Genuine--Code 98, Edge/Rim Damage (PCGS).
1881 Liberty Quarter Eagle. Genuine--Code 98, Edge/Rim Damage (PCGS).
$1,984
Sold 11/18/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (4/53). PCGS Population (6/37). Mintage: 641. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/...
AU53 NGC
1881 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (4/53). PCGS Population (6/37). Mintage: 641. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/...
$4,312
Sold 9/13/2011
Heritage Auctions
1881 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. CAC. ...
AU53 PCGS CAC
1881 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$6,325
Sold 2/6/2011
Heritage Auctions
XF40 PCGS
$2,760
Sold 10/16/2007
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
VF30 PCGS
$2,530
Sold 10/16/2007
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $2 1/2--Ex Jewelry, Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net XF40. The cleaning is highly visible and manifests itself in an u...
XF40 ANACS
$2,070
Sold 7/30/2005
Heritage Auctions
1881 $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. The 1881 is a rare issue in the ...
XF45 PCGS
$3,220
Sold 11/7/2003
Heritage Auctions
1881 $2 1/2
XF45 PCGS
$2,200
Sold 6/1/1996
Heritage Auctions
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