1861 o half dollar die crackers

Id grade this in agg so dont know if enough sufficient detail for a diagnostic has worn away but id appreciate any feedback. Bright and lustrous surfaces reveal crisply struck central devices. The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50cent piece, is a united states coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar. Liberty seated half price list gerry fortin rare coins. The new orleans mint is the only mint in america to have coined money by three governments, the united states, louisiana state, and confederate states of america csa. It is the largest united states circulating coin currently produced in both size and weight, being 1.

I mainly collect virginia and north carolina obsolete currency. With the smallest population, nearly half of them slaves, florida sent only 15,000 troops to the confederate states army. Liberty seated half dollar us rare coin investments. The result is mirrored on both sides that provide crisp reflective luster. Where can you find information on the gsa struck 1861 o. The 2008 guide book has this to say concerning the recorded mintage of 2,532,633 1861 o seated liberty half dollars. The surfaces are a nice looking steel grey but light hairlines confirm that this coin was indeed cleaned as attributed. Collecting liberty seated half dollars liberty coin service. This coin shares an obverse with the four known confederate half dollars. Republic confederate states of america issue seated liberty half dollar rare confederate states of america issue silver coin struck for just one month. Originally the tennessee, the union ship was captured by the confederates and later sold to private interests after the war.

Bright and lustrous surfaces reveal crisply struck central devices and just faint wisps of light golden toning. Struck at the new orleans mint under the confederacy. Florida had joined the confederacy in advance of the american civil war, as the third of the original seven states to secede from the union, following lincolns 1860 election. Description historic sp64 1861 o seated half dollar ex. Serious collectors of the liberty seated half dollar series should take note of this lovely 1856 o seated half.

The 1861 o quantity includes 330,000 struck under the united states government, 1,240,000 for the state of louisiana after it seceded from the union, and. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. The ss republic was a civil warera sidewheel steamship that sank in 1865 after battling a hurricane for two days. In the first months of 1861, the new orleans mint struck 1861 o liberty seated half dollars for three different governments. The new orleans mint in louisiana was the only southern mint to survive the civil war. For absolute rarity, historic significance, and shear romantic appeal, the 1861 confederate half dollar is unsurpassed in the annals of american coinage. Weight 189 grains, composition 93% silver, 6% copper, 1% trace elements. Its chief importance was in foodsupply to the south and support for blockaderunners along its. The confederates struck 962,633 of the 2,532,633 new orleans half dollar coins dated 1861. Few coins offer the historical story of the 1861 o half dollar.

The original wileybugert book on seated halves is posted on david lawrence rare coins website under the stella section. Silver pcgs certified 1861 year seated liberty half. There were something like 4 pieces made of the real deal at the new orleans mint during the war. I would like to know if this 1861o half dollar can be attributed to federal, louisiana or confederate production. The result was the scott confederate half dollar restrike. Outstanding 1861 o csa obverse half dollar au58 pcgs 1861 o liberty seated half dollar. Confederate minted 1861o seated half dollar, speared.

Where can i get info on 1861o half dollar varieties. The second coin is an 1861 o seated liberty half dollar which as been certified by ngc as shipwreck effect a with unc details. Hard to top story of 1861o half dollar numismatic news. He ground down the reverse of each half dollar then struck it with the confederate obverse.

The coins also certified by ngc as being a confederate states issue coin, meaning that the coin was struck by the new orleans mint after louisianas secession from the united states and joining the confederacy. Liberty seated contemporary counterfeits archive what is a contemporary counterfeit. Perform a coin search for 1861 o 50c ms and view images, coin specs, prices, auction. W01 is the only one struck under the auspices of the u.