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1861 $5 (Fr. 2) VF30
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1861 $5  (Fr. 2)

VF30

1861 $5 (Fr. 2)

Greensheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greensheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
Price History
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
Price History

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Fr. 2. 1861 $5 Demand Note. PMG Very Fine 20.
OGP PMG
Fr. 2. 1861 $5 Demand Note. PMG Very Fine 20.
$4,148
Sold 9/5/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PCGS Banknote Fine 12 Details. ...
F12 PCGS
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PCGS Banknote Fine 12 Details. ...
$1,037
Sold 1/6/2026
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ....
CU65 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ....
$396,000
Sold 1/16/2025
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Choice Fine 15....
F15 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Choice Fine 15....
$2,280
Sold 5/10/2024
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Choice Fine 15....
F15 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Choice Fine 15....
$2,160
Sold 1/12/2024
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2. 1861 $5 Demand Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.
CU65 PMG
Fr. 2. 1861 $5 Demand Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.
$408,000
Sold 3/23/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Very Fine 20. ...
VF20 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Very Fine 20. ...
$2,640
Sold 1/13/2023
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PCGS Banknote Choice XF 45. ...
XF45 PCGS
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PCGS Banknote Choice XF 45. ...
$19,200
Sold 4/23/2021
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Fine 12. ...
F12 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Fine 12. ...
$1,800
Sold 9/18/2020
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Extremely Fine 40. ...
XF40 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Extremely Fine 40. ...
$15,000
Sold 1/10/2020
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Fine 12 Net. ...
F12 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Fine 12 Net. ...
$1,200
Sold 9/9/2019
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Choice Fine 15 Net. ...
F15 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Choice Fine 15 Net. ...
$1,020
Sold 4/27/2018
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 2. 1861 $5 Demand Note. Philadelphia. No.17369. Series 7, Plate A. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.
CU65 PMG
Fr. 2. 1861 $5 Demand Note. Philadelphia. No.17369. Series 7, Plate A. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.
$372,000
Sold 3/22/2018
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Philadelphia
XF40 PCGS
$18,800
Sold 6/10/2017
Lyn Knight Auctions
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Very Good 8 Net. ...
VG8 PMG
Fr. 2 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Very Good 8 Net. ...
$646
Sold 12/20/2016
Heritage Auctions
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