1861 o half dollar die crackers

The original wileybugert book on seated halves is posted on david lawrence rare coins website under the stella section. The 2008 guide book has this to say concerning the recorded mintage of 2,532,633 1861 o seated liberty half dollars. 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. Liberty seated half price list gerry fortin rare coins. The result was the scott confederate half dollar restrike. 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.

Outstanding 1861 o csa obverse half dollar au58 pcgs 1861 o liberty seated half dollar. I mainly collect virginia and north carolina obsolete currency. Weight 189 grains, composition 93% silver, 6% copper, 1% trace elements. Description historic sp64 1861 o seated half dollar ex. The new orleans mint in louisiana was the only southern mint to survive the civil war. The ss republic was a civil warera sidewheel steamship that sank in 1865 after battling a hurricane for two days. Where can you find information on the gsa struck 1861 o. Few coins offer the historical story of the 1861 o half dollar. The surfaces are a nice looking steel grey but light hairlines confirm that this coin was indeed cleaned as attributed. With the smallest population, nearly half of them slaves, florida sent only 15,000 troops to the confederate states army. Struck at the new orleans mint under the confederacy. I would like to know if this 1861o half dollar can be attributed to federal, louisiana or confederate production.

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. Bright and lustrous surfaces reveal crisply struck central devices and just faint wisps of light golden toning. Originally the tennessee, the union ship was captured by the confederates and later sold to private interests after the war. The result is mirrored on both sides that provide crisp reflective luster. Serious collectors of the liberty seated half dollar series should take note of this lovely 1856 o seated half. The confederates struck 962,633 of the 2,532,633 new orleans half dollar coins dated 1861.

Silver pcgs certified 1861 year seated liberty half. For absolute rarity, historic significance, and shear romantic appeal, the 1861 confederate half dollar is unsurpassed in the annals of american coinage. Where can i get info on 1861o half dollar varieties. He ground down the reverse of each half dollar then struck it with the confederate obverse. 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. There were something like 4 pieces made of the real deal at the new orleans mint during the war. It is the largest united states circulating coin currently produced in both size and weight, being 1. Hard to top story of 1861o half dollar numismatic news. Confederate minted 1861o seated half dollar, speared. Liberty seated half dollar us rare coin investments. Liberty seated contemporary counterfeits archive what is a contemporary counterfeit. In the first months of 1861, the new orleans mint struck 1861 o liberty seated half dollars for three different governments.