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$5 Capped Bust Gold Values

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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the $5 Capped Bust Gold (1807–1834) series of Pre-1933 Gold Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 111 distinct entries with CPG® values between $3,600.00 and $9,600,000.00.

Issued from 1807-1834, the $5 Capped Bust half eagles represent several design changes and diameter sizes, all with a Liberty bust, facing left with a turban on her head. Collectors of early U.S. gold coins love these series and almost all of the issues are scarce to quite rare. The most famous rarity is the 1822 half eagle of which two are available in private hands.
1808 $5 MS
$3,600 - $85,000
1808/7 $5 MS
$3,600 - $126,000
1809/8 $5 MS
$3,960 - $160,000
1811 $5 Tall 5 MS
$3,600 - $180,000
1813 $5 MS
$4,200 - $185,000
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1815 $5 MS
$85,000 - $1,380,000
1818 $5 MS
$4,620 - $288,000
1818 $5 5D/50 MS
$5,082 - $316,800
1819 $5 MS
$25,000 - $504,000
1819 $5 5D/50 MS
$25,000 - $432,000
1821 $5 MS
$25,000 - $700,000
1822 $5 MS
$8,000,000 - $9,600,000
1823 $5 MS
$5,040 - $300,000
1824 $5 MS
$6,500 - $300,000
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1825/4/1 $5 MS
$9,000 - $288,000
1825/4 $5 MS
$700,000 - $1,650,000
1826 $5 MS
$5,000 - $560,000
1827 $5 MS
$5,000 - $432,000
1828 $5 MS
$10,000 - $720,000
$18,000 - $420,000
1830 $5 Small 5D MS
$18,000 - $420,000
$18,000 - $780,000
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1832 $5 12 Stars MS
$100,000 - $960,000
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