1861 o half dollar die crack coins

In the 19th century the origins of the 1838 o half dollar were unknown, as there were no mint records of. Confederate minted 1861o seated half dollar, speared olive. A history of the south circa 1861, the 3 minting authorities, and a timeline. Liberty seated half dollar us rare coin investments. Outstanding 1861 o csa obverse half dollar au58 pcgs 1861 o liberty seated half dollar. Few american coins have a history and rarity that can equal that of the tylerbache half dollar. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. Id grade this in agg so dont know if enough sufficient detail for a diagnostic has worn away but id appreciate any feedback.

At the time, she was en route from new york to new orleans carrying a large cargo of silver and gold coins and a stunning variety of everyday goods to help rebuild new orleans ailing post civil war economy. Liberty seated half price list gerry fortin rare coins. Coins struck under control of three governments coin world. There were something like 4 pieces made of the real deal at the new orleans mint during the war. Jan 29, 2015 i mainly collect virginia and north carolina obsolete currency. Only about of the 1861 o mintage was struck under federal authority, the rest were struck by louisiana after succession and then the csa government. Bright and lustrous surfaces reveal crisply struck central devices and just faint wisps of light golden toning. Affordable liberty seated half dollars coin update. I would like to know if this 1861 o half dollar can be attributed to federal, louisiana or confederate production. To repeat, this coin is not the rare confederate reverse half dollar. This is the last year that these coins were minted in new. Id guess than a goodly number of these scott restrikes still exist, perhaps 300 to 400.

All 1861 o half dollars were coined with one or more collars having 140 reeds, and all display the type 2 reverse adopted in 1858. Dollar seated liberty half dollar without date arrows. The ss republic was a civil warera sidewheel steamship that sank in 1865 after battling a hurricane for two days. Struck at the new orleans mint under the confederacy. One major variety of the 1861 o seated liberty half dollar features a small crack on the obverse of the coin. Serious collectors of the liberty seated half dollar series should take note of. 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. They should not be confused with the very rare confederate half dollar of 1861 which has a distinctive reverse. Consider adding some of this as a comment for the 1861 o half dollar. Collector discovers 1861o half dollar in roll coin world. The present coin is richly toned with an average strike. This is the last year that these coins were minted in new orleans.

A quick factorfiction list about 1861o half dollars. It is, however, a rare coin in its own right, and one that. The confederates struck 962,633 of the 2,532,633 new orleans half dollar coins dated 1861. Only 330,000 were struck while the new orleans mint was under u. We will discuss randy wileys extensive research study of 1861o half dollars.