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1861 $5 (Fr. 1a)

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Catalog Information

GSID: 59840
Coin Date: 1861
Denomination: $5
Mint Location: New York, NY
PCGS #: 1a
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1861 $5 (Fr. 1a)
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1861 $5 (Fr. 1a)
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GSID:59840 Fr.#:1a Shop related

Values

Greensheet & CPG® Values
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Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greensheet Value (Wholesale)
XF45 $105,500 $1,234
XF40 $96,000 $1,234
VF20 $1,234 $1,234
F15 $1,234 $1,234
F12 $1,234 $1,234
VG10 $1,234 $1,234
VG8 $1,234 $1,234

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Auction Prices

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Fr. 1a $5 1861 Demand Note PCGS Banknote Very Fine 25. ...
$50,400
Sold 4/23/2021
Heritage Auctions
Friedberg 1a (W-607). 1861 $5 Demand Note. PCGS Currency Extremely Fine 40 PPQ.
$84,000
Sold 8/16/2018
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Fr. 1a $5 1861 "for the" Demand Note PCGS Extremely Fine 45PPQ. ...
$94,000
Sold 1/11/2013
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 1a $5 1861 Demand Note PMG Very Fine 20. ...
$23,000
Sold 9/19/2008
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 1a $5 1861 Demand Note PCGS Very Fine 25. ...
$40,800
Sold 1/11/2019
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 1a $5 1861"for the" Demand Note PCGS Extremely Fine 45PPQ. The finest "for the" Demand note and, in our opinion, one of ...
$138,000
Sold 5/10/2007
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 1a $5 1861
$46,000
Sold 6/14/2014
Lyn Knight Auctions
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$52,875
Sold 1/10/2014
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