• 1850 $2.50 Liberty Gold Values

Greysheet & Red Book® PRICE GUIDE

coin-icon-tr
Values / U.S. Coins / Pre-1933 Gold Coinage / $2.50 Liberty Gold (1840–1907)
Filter
Year

Sort by

Sponsor

shop Great Collections

Sponsor

shop

Sponsor

shop

Sponsor

shop CAC

Sponsor

shop US Coins and Jewelry

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the $2.50 Liberty Gold (1840–1907) series of Pre-1933 Gold Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 4 distinct entries with CPG® values between $642.49 and $42,000.00. Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the so-called Liberty head design was widely adopted for gold coinage starting

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the $2.50 Liberty Gold (1840–1907) series of Pre-1933 Gold Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 4 distinct entries with CPG® values between $642.49 and $42,000.00.

Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the so-called Liberty head design was widely adopted for gold coinage starting in 1840 for the quarter-eagle ($2.50) denomination. Weighing in at .12 ounces (4.18 grams) and 90% purity, these coins were well circulated and struck at numerous mints including Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dahlonega, Denver, and San Francisco.

See More See Less
1850 $2 1/2 MS
Value Range: $642 - $25,000
$642 - $25,000
1850-C $2 1/2 MS
Value Range: $1,400 - $42,000
$1,400 - $42,000
1850-D $2 1/2 MS
Value Range: $1,200 - $39,600
$1,200 - $39,600
1850-O $2 1/2 MS
Value Range: $652 - $33,600
$652 - $33,600

Available on Greysheet Marketplace

View All
1855-O Type 2 G$1 PCGS MS62

Buy Now: $15,031.25

1854 Type 2 G$1 NGC MS63

Buy Now: $3,550.00

1879 $3 PCGS MS65

Buy Now: $18,500.00

Dealer Directory

View All Dealers

Greysheet News

View All News
Over $10 Million in Rare U.S. Gold Coins in James A. Stack, Sr. Collection, Part II
Over $10 Million in Rare U.S. Gold Coins in James A. Stack, Sr. Collection, Part II
2/3/2026

The auction will be held on Tuesday, February 3 in Griffin Studios in Stack's Bowers Galleries international headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA.

Stack's Bowers Galleries Launches Premier E-Commerce Marketplace and New Collection Management Tool for Coin and Banknote Collectors
Stack's Bowers Galleries Launches Premier E-Commerce Marketplace and New Collection Management Tool for Coin and Banknote Collectors
2/3/2026

The Marketplace and Collection Management tools combine expert-verified purchasing with modern collection organization and tracking.

No Dollars? Capped Bust Half Dollars in the China Trade
No Dollars? Capped Bust Half Dollars in the China Trade
1/28/2026

According to Representative Campbell P. White, in his congressional report of 1832, the exportation of half dollars carried on steadily after 1804 and was extensive from 1811–1821.