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1861-O Confederate / civil war half dollar CHEEEP!
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Well...*probably* a Confederate half dollar. From Numismaster...
In January of 1861 Louisiana was still in the Union and during that period of time there was a mintage of 330,000 1861-O half dollars. Then Louisiana seceded from the Union, and the facility was seized by the state. Finding dies and silver, the state of Louisiana was responsible for the production of an additional 1,240,000 1861-O half dollars. Then Louisiana joined the Confederate States of America and since there was still silver and the dies were still there, under Confederate control an additional 962,633 1861-O half dollars were produced. In the end, the 1861-O was produced under three different authorities.
In fact, it was the 1861-O dies that were used in striking the four fabled examples of the 1861 Confederate States of America reverse half dollar.
There's no real way to tell under whose authority the 1861 New Orleans half dollars were struck. But since the vast majority were struck either by the state of Louisiana after it seceded from the Union or the Confederate States of America, it's a fair bet to say this civil war era United States half was struck by someone other than the United States.
These aren't super rare, but they are uber cool. And this one has incredibly "ghosty" daguerreotyp-like surfaces with a very bold date and mintmark. It was carried by someone for a long, long time. My money's on a civil war vet.
Asking $33 plus $2 shipping...
In January of 1861 Louisiana was still in the Union and during that period of time there was a mintage of 330,000 1861-O half dollars. Then Louisiana seceded from the Union, and the facility was seized by the state. Finding dies and silver, the state of Louisiana was responsible for the production of an additional 1,240,000 1861-O half dollars. Then Louisiana joined the Confederate States of America and since there was still silver and the dies were still there, under Confederate control an additional 962,633 1861-O half dollars were produced. In the end, the 1861-O was produced under three different authorities.
In fact, it was the 1861-O dies that were used in striking the four fabled examples of the 1861 Confederate States of America reverse half dollar.
There's no real way to tell under whose authority the 1861 New Orleans half dollars were struck. But since the vast majority were struck either by the state of Louisiana after it seceded from the Union or the Confederate States of America, it's a fair bet to say this civil war era United States half was struck by someone other than the United States.
These aren't super rare, but they are uber cool. And this one has incredibly "ghosty" daguerreotyp-like surfaces with a very bold date and mintmark. It was carried by someone for a long, long time. My money's on a civil war vet.
Asking $33 plus $2 shipping...
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