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Liberty Head $5 (1839-1908)

Prices and Auction Volume

This page shows trends for Liberty Head $5 auctions, including prices realized for the top coins sold. With navigation to upcoming and completed Liberty Head $5 auctions, you'll always know which coins are most liquid in the market. Tables and charts below also show the top-5 coins in this category by volume and historical trends for Liberty Head $5.

Liberty Head $5 (1839-1908) — Top 5 Prices Realized

Rank
Service
Price
Coin
Grade
Date
1 NGC $292,500.00 1845 $5 PF PF 66 Ultra Cameo 9/23/2013
2 NGC $282,000.00 1843 D $5 MS MS 65 4/26/2015
3 PCGS $240,000.00 1840 $5 MS MS 65 1/10/2022
3 NGC $240,000.00 1858 $5 PF PF 66 Ultra Cameo 1/15/2023
4 NGC $230,000.00 1857 $5 PF PF 65 Ultra Cameo 1/3/2007

Liberty Head $5 (1839-1908) — Top 5 by Volume



Coin Volume
1880 S $5 MS 4
1881 $5 MS 4
1886 S $5 MS 4
1900 $5 MS 4
1851 O $5 MS 3

Liberty Head $5 (1839-1908) — MS Volume vs Time



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Liberty Head $5 (1839-1908) — PF Volume vs Time



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Coins In Category

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= Number of Auction Prices Realized

Coin
1839 $5 MS 0 177
1839 C $5 MS 0 89
1839 D $5 MS 0 88
1840 $5 MS 0 234
1840 C $5 MS 0 107
1840 D $5 MS 0 75
1840 O $5 MS 0 120
1841 $5 MS 0 74
1841 C $5 MS 0 60
1841 D $5 MS 0 76
1842 SMALL LETTERS $5 MS 0 38
1842 LARGE LETTERS $5 MS 0 21
1842 C SMALL DATE $5 MS 0 49
1842 C LARGE DATE $5 MS 0 84
1842 D SMALL DATE $5 MS 0 117
1842 D LARGE DATE $5 MS 0 38
1842 O $5 MS 0 31
1843 $5 MS 0 262
1843 C $5 MS 0 111
1843 D $5 MS 0 179
1843 O $5 MS 0 56
1843 O SMALL LETTERS $5 MS 0 54
1843 O LARGE LETTERS $5 MS 0 29
1844 $5 MS 0 173
1844 C $5 MS 0 106
1844 D $5 MS 0 153
1844 O $5 MS 0 310
1845 $5 MS 0 222
1845 D $5 MS 0 154
1845 O $5 MS 0 74
1846 $5 MS 0 107
1846 SMALL DATE $5 MS 0 61
1846 LARGE DATE $5 MS 0 74
1846 C $5 MS 0 61
1846 D $5 MS 0 162
1846 O $5 MS 0 93
1847 $5 MS 0 382
1847 C $5 MS 0 112
1847 D $5 MS 0 100
1847 O $5 MS 0 35
1848 $5 MS 0 153
1848 C $5 MS 0 124
1848 D $5 MS 0 91
1848 D/D FS-501 $5 MS 0 1
1849 $5 MS 0 112
1849 C $5 MS 0 158
1849 D $5 MS 0 80
1850 $5 MS 0 112
1850 C $5 MS 0 122
1850 C WEAK C $5 MS 0 49
1850 D $5 MS 0 99
1850 D WEAK D $5 MS 0 11
1851 $5 MS 0 181
1851 C $5 MS 0 114
1851 D $5 MS 0 98
1851 D WEAK D $5 MS 0 12
1851 O $5 MS 0 90
1852 $5 MS 0 316
1852 C $5 MS 0 177
1852 D $5 MS 0 171
1853 $5 MS 0 210
1853 C $5 MS 0 126
1853 D $5 MS 0 236
1854 $5 MS 0 213
1854 C $5 MS 0 86
1854 C WEAK C $5 MS 0 42
1854 D $5 MS 0 163
1854 D WEAK D $5 MS 0 18
1854 O $5 MS 0 101
1854 S $5 MS 0 1
1855 $5 MS 0 137
1855 C $5 MS 0 124
1855 D $5 MS 0 77
1855 O $5 MS 0 39
1855 S $5 MS 0 110
1856 $5 MS 0 186
1856 C $5 MS 0 101
1856 D $5 MS 0 72
1856 O $5 MS 0 56
1856 S $5 MS 0 130
1857 $5 MS 0 162
1857 C $5 MS 0 131
1857 D $5 MS 0 72
1857 O $5 MS 0 50
1857 S $5 MS 0 111
1858 $5 MS 0 82
1858 C $5 MS 0 126
1858 D $5 MS 0 85
1858 S $5 MS 0 55
1859 $5 MS 0 70
1859 C $5 MS 0 138
1859 D $5 MS 0 109
1859 S $5 MS 0 48
1860 $5 MS 0 102
1860 C $5 MS 0 95
1860 D $5 MS 0 126
1860 S $5 MS 0 40
1861 $5 MS 0 564
1861 C $5 MS 0 76
1861 D $5 MS 0 37
1861 S $5 MS 0 40
1862 $5 MS 0 32
1862 S $5 MS 0 35
1863 $5 MS 0 10
1863 S $5 MS 0 32
1864 $5 MS 0 35
1864 S $5 MS 0 6
1865 $5 MS 0 13
1865 S $5 MS 0 66
1866 S NO MOTTO $5 MS 0 85
1866 MOTTO $5 MS 0 56
1866 S MOTTO $5 MS 0 67
1867 $5 MS 0 48
1867 S $5 MS 0 93
1868 $5 MS 0 62
1868 S $5 MS 0 116
1869 $5 MS 0 30
1869 S $5 MS 0 102
1870 $5 MS 0 50
1870 CC $5 MS 0 38
1870 S $5 MS 0 82
1871 $5 MS 0 65
1871 CC $5 MS 0 92
1871 S $5 MS 0 119
1872 $5 MS 0 36
1872 CC $5 MS 0 76
1872 S $5 MS 0 117
1873 CLOSED 3 $5 MS 0 184
1873 OPEN 3 $5 MS 0 195
1873 CC $5 MS 0 47
1873 S $5 MS 0 127
1874 $5 MS 0 52
1874 CC $5 MS 0 106
1874 S $5 MS 0 101
1874 S WEAK S $5 MS 0 9
1875 $5 MS 0 7
1875 CC $5 MS 0 80
1875 S $5 MS 0 71
1876 $5 MS 0 29
1876 CC $5 MS 0 57
1876 S $5 MS 0 28
1877 $5 MS 0 32
1877 CC $5 MS 0 85
1877 S $5 MS 0 115
1878 $5 MS 0 197
1878 CC $5 MS 0 50
1878 S $5 MS 0 265
1879 $5 MS 0 266
1879 CC $5 MS 0 124
1879 S $5 MS 0 337
1880 $5 MS 0 370
1880 CC $5 MS 0 166
1880 S $5 MS 0 340
1881 $5 MS 0 1040
1881 CC $5 MS 0 74
1881 S $5 MS 0 272
1882 $5 MS 0 449
1882 CC $5 MS 0 253
1882 S $5 MS 0 335
1883 $5 MS 0 191
1883 CC $5 MS 0 78
1883 S $5 MS 0 183
1884 $5 MS 0 232
1884 CC $5 MS 0 93
1884 S $5 MS 0 265
1885 $5 MS 0 259
1885 S $5 MS 0 448
1886 $5 MS 0 236
1886 S $5 MS 0 552
1887 S $5 MS 0 334
1888 $5 MS 0 119
1888 S $5 MS 0 176
1889 $5 MS 0 100
1890 $5 MS 0 77
1890 CC $5 MS 0 272
1891 $5 MS 0 200
1891 CC $5 MS 0 795
1892 $5 MS 0 296
1892 CC $5 MS 0 300
1892 O $5 MS 0 39
1892 S $5 MS 0 229
1893 $5 MS 0 464
1893 CC $5 MS 0 304
1893 O $5 MS 0 208
1893 S $5 MS 0 395
1894 $5 MS 0 195
1894 O $5 MS 0 185
1894 S $5 MS 0 125
1895 $5 MS 0 476
1895 S $5 MS 0 196
1896 $5 MS 0 132
1896 S $5 MS 0 230
1897 $5 MS 0 285
1897 S $5 MS 0 199
1898 $5 MS 0 225
1898 S $5 MS 0 163
1899 $5 MS 0 779
1899 S $5 MS 0 235
1900 $5 MS 0 894
1900 S $5 MS 0 259
1901 $5 MS 0 374
1901 S $5 MS 0 968
1902 $5 MS 0 214
1902 S $5 MS 0 360
1903 $5 MS 0 194
1903 S $5 MS 0 450
1904 $5 MS 0 362
1904 S $5 MS 0 158
1905 $5 MS 0 276
1905 S $5 MS 0 411
1906 $5 MS 0 331
1906 D $5 MS 0 352
1906 S $5 MS 0 260
1907 $5 MS 0 651
1907 D $5 MS 0 450
1908 LIBERTY $5 MS 0 625
Coin
1839 $5 PF 0 2
1842 SMALL LETTERS $5 PF 0 1
1843 $5 PF 0 1
1844 $5 PF 0 1
1845 $5 PF 0 5
1846 $5 PF 0 1
1857 $5 PF 0 1
1858 $5 PF 0 3
1859 $5 PF 0 1
1860 $5 PF 0 7
1861 $5 PF 0 9
1862 $5 PF 0 14
1863 $5 PF 0 4
1864 $5 PF 0 7
1865 $5 PF 0 8
1866 MOTTO $5 PF 0 2
1867 $5 PF 0 12
1868 $5 PF 0 3
1869 $5 PF 0 8
1870 $5 PF 0 7
1871 $5 PF 0 2
1872 $5 PF 0 8
1873 CLOSED 3 $5 PF 0 11
1874 $5 PF 0 5
1875 $5 PF 0 6
1876 $5 PF 0 10
1877 $5 PF 0 5
1878 $5 PF 0 6
1879 $5 PF 0 8
1880 $5 PF 0 8
1881 $5 PF 0 7
1882 $5 PF 0 9
1883 $5 PF 0 8
1884 $5 PF 0 3
1885 $5 PF 0 14
1886 $5 PF 0 11
1887 $5 PF 0 24
1888 $5 PF 0 13
1889 $5 PF 0 13
1890 $5 PF 0 11
1891 $5 PF 0 8
1892 $5 PF 0 16
1893 $5 PF 0 13
1894 $5 PF 0 16
1895 $5 PF 0 15
1896 $5 PF 0 11
1897 $5 PF 0 13
1898 $5 PF 0 25
1899 $5 PF 0 24
1900 $5 PF 0 24
1901 $5 PF 0 24
1902 $5 PF 0 18
1903 $5 PF 0 41
1904 $5 PF 0 47
1905 $5 PF 0 27
1906 $5 PF 0 42
1907 $5 PF 0 22

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