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1879 50c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $195.00
G4 $292.00
G6 $325.00
VG8 $358.00
VG10 $390.00
F12 $455.00
F15 $500.00
VF20 $552.00
VF25 $572.00
VF30 $624.00
VF35 $676.00
XF40 $812.00
XF45 $845.00
AU50 $960.00
AU53 $1,020.00
AU55 $1,090.00
AU58 $1,150.00
MS60 $1,220.00
MS61 $1,250.00
MS62 $1,380.00
MS63 $1,500.00
MS64 $2,000.00
MS65 $3,440.00
MS66 $4,810.00
MS67 $8,000.00
MS68 $36,000.00
AG3 CAC $234.00
G4 CAC $351.00
G6 CAC $390.00
VG8 CAC $416.00
VG10 CAC $494.00
F12 CAC $546.00
F15 CAC $601.00
VF20 CAC $650.00
VF25 CAC $676.00
VF30 CAC $749.00
VF35 CAC $811.00
XF40 CAC $960.00
XF45 CAC $1,090.00
AU50 CAC $1,130.00
AU53 CAC $1,230.00
AU55 CAC $1,280.00
AU58 CAC $1,350.00
MS60 CAC $1,420.00
MS61 CAC $1,500.00
MS62 CAC $1,650.00
MS63 CAC $1,800.00
MS64 CAC $2,400.00
MS65 CAC $4,120.00
MS66 CAC $6,000.00
MS67 CAC $10,600.00
MS68 CAC $42,000.00

Apr Data

301 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1879 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS65 PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 2,880 08/17/2023
    1879 50C MS62 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (40/265). NGC Census: (21/171). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 62 HA 1,440 08/14/2023
    1879 50C MS65 PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 5,520 07/21/2023
    50C 1879 PCGS MS65 65 Legend 2,938 04/27/2023
    50C 1879 PCGS MS66+ CAC 66 Legend 6,756 04/27/2023
    1879 50C MS66 PCGS. CAC. WB-102. The Philadelphia Mint struck only a token business-strike mintage of 4,800 Seated Libe 66 HA 7,200 04/24/2023
    1879 50c NGC MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 2,050 04/03/2023
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-1-2. Type II Reverse. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 3,840 03/22/2023
    50C 1879 PCGS MS65 65 Legend 3,055 02/23/2023
    1879 50C MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (21/169). PCGS Population: (40/266). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 4,800 62 HA 1,200 01/31/2023
    1879 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (78/104). NGC Census: (50/78). CDN: $1,600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 4,800 64 HA 1,684 01/15/2023
    1879 50C MS67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 13,200 01/12/2023
    1879 50C AU50 NGC. NGC Census: (6/233). PCGS Population: (6/368). CDN: $750 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 4,800. 50 HA 810 01/10/2023
    1879 50C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (83/182). NGC Census: (41/129). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 4,80 63 HA 1,448 12/20/2022
    1879 50c PCGS MS67 67 David Lawrence Rare Coins 6,807 12/05/2022
    1879 50C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/319). NGC Census: (16/202). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 4,800. 58 HA 1,140 11/15/2022
    1879 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS66 PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 5,040 08/26/2022
    1879 50C WB-102, Closed Bud, MS65 NGC. The Closed Bud hub type identifies circulation strikes for this issue, which is help 65 HA 2,404 08/23/2022
    1879 50C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/340 and 0/20+). NGC Census: (13/218 and 0/5+). CDN: $850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS A 55 HA 1,080 07/12/2022
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. MS-62 (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 1,260 06/14/2022
    1879 50C MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (40/271 and 0/19+). NGC Census: (20/170 and 0/5+). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 62 HA 1,680 05/31/2022
    1879 50C AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (13/217). PCGS Population: (20/343). CDN: $850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 4,800. 55 HA 1,080 05/16/2022
    1879 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS66 NGC. CAC. 66 HA 4,800 05/04/2022
    1879 50C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (12/189). PCGS Population: (11/309). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 4,800. 61 HA 1,050 05/03/2022
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 1,560 04/05/2022
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. 61 Stacks Bowers 1,080 04/05/2022
    1879 50C MS66 PCGS. CAC. WB-102. 66 HA 6,000 01/13/2022
    1879 50c PCGS MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 2,300 01/10/2022
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 930 11/29/2021
    1879 50C MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/266 and 0/19+). NGC Census: (20/168 and 0/6+). CDN: $1,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 62 HA 1,500 11/22/2021
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 1,800 11/22/2021
    1879 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 2,760 10/07/2021
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 5,280 08/17/2021
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 810 06/15/2021
    50C 1879 NGC MS66 66 Legend 4,818 05/27/2021
    1879 50C MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (40/127). PCGS Population: (83/181). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 4,800 63 HA 1,500 05/11/2021
    50C 1879 PCGS MS62 62 Legend 1,410 04/21/2021
    50C 1879 PCGS MS63 63 Legend 1,469 04/21/2021
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 930 03/31/2021
    1879 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS66 NGC. 66 HA 5,040 01/21/2021
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,440 11/12/2020
    1879 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS64+ PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 2,220 10/14/2020
    50C 1879 NGC MS65 CAC 65 Legend 2,585 10/08/2020
    1879 50C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/342). NGC Census: (10/213). CDN: $850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 4,800. 55 HA 1,020 08/18/2020
    1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 2,280 08/07/2020
    50C 1879 PCGS MS64 64 Legend 1,528 07/16/2020
    50C 1879 PCGS MS67 CAC 67 Legend 11,162 07/16/2020
    1879 50C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (83/187). NGC Census: (40/123). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 4,80 63 HA 1,920 06/07/2020
    1879 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/372 and 0/19+). NGC Census: (4/227 and 0/3+). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF 45 HA 780 03/31/2020
    1879 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 3,950 01/06/2020
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6361
      Coin Date: 1879
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: P
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 4,800
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Liberty Seated half dollar
      Coinage Years: 1866-1891
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 12.5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
      Designer: Christian Gobrecht
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Lady liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 Stars frame the periphery with the date at the bottom middle under the rock.
      Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOL. around the periphery. A ribbon above the eagle's head bears the motto IN GOD WE TRUST
      PCGS #: 6361
      NGC ID: 24KS
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