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1890 $2 1/2 AU53
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1890 $2 1/2 MS

AU53

1890 $2 1/2

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$1,234
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$1,234
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1890 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-64 (NGC).
MS64 NGC
1890 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-64 (NGC).
$3,172
Sold 9/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1890 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS64 PCGS CAC
1890 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$4,636
Sold 9/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1890 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (69/101). Mintage 8,720. ...
MS61 NGC
1890 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (69/101). Mintage 8,720. ...
$752
Sold 4/9/2025
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1890 $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/125). NGC Census: (66/98). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 8,72...
MS61 PCGS
1890 $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/125). NGC Census: (66/98). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 8,72...
$750
Sold 11/1/2023
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1890 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/36). NGC Census: (16/32). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 8,7...
MS63 PCGS
1890 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/36). NGC Census: (16/32). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 8,7...
$1,440
Sold 12/18/2022
Heritage Auctions
1890 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-63 (NGC). CAC. OH.
MS63 NGC CAC
1890 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-63 (NGC). CAC. OH. CAC approved
$2,520
Sold 11/4/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1890 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS. ...
MS65 PCGS
1890 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS. ...
$6,600
Sold 7/14/2022
Heritage Auctions
1890 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. ...
MS66 NGC
1890 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. ...
$11,100
Sold 7/14/2022
Heritage Auctions
1890 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC. ...
MS65 NGC
1890 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC. ...
$10,800
Sold 2/24/2022
Heritage Auctions
1890 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (48/48). PCGS Population: (50/69). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 8,720....
MS62 NGC
1890 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (48/48). PCGS Population: (50/69). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 8,720....
$894
Sold 9/1/2021
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1890 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (47/47). PCGS Population: (49/68). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 8,720....
MS62 NGC
1890 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (47/47). PCGS Population: (49/68). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 8,720....
$1,020
Sold 12/2/2020
Heritage Auctions
1890 Liberty Quarter Eagle. Unc Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
1890 Liberty Quarter Eagle. Unc Details--Cleaning (PCGS).
$588
Sold 7/3/2012
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1890 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. Low mintage quarter eagles from the 1880s and 1890s combine both scarcity and collectibility, and it ...
MS66 NGC
1890 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. Low mintage quarter eagles from the 1880s and 1890s combine both scarcity and collectibility, and it ...
$11,500
Sold 4/10/2007
Heritage Auctions
1890 $2 1/2 XF45--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details....
XF45 ANACS
$138
Sold 2/1/2005
Heritage Auctions
1890 XF45 ANACS. ...
XF45 ANACS
$213
Sold 3/2/2004
Heritage Auctions
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