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Newp 1862-S $5 PCGS F-15 CAC.Show your "S" mint or Civil War coins of all denominations and metals!

semikeycollectorsemikeycollector ✭✭✭✭✭
edited September 1, 2026 8:47PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Newp 1862-S $5 PCGS F-15 CAC - 1 of only 12 CACs for all grades for this issue. A very tough date!




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    Nice piece.

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    Dirty Gold, but nothing wrong with being a bit dirty.

    Boom...we win.

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    Very attractive Civil War era coins in this thread! Thanks for posting them!

    An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

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    @dcarr said:

    Now you're just showing off!

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    YorkshiremanYorkshireman ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2, 2026 4:47PM

    Here is my favorite Civil War piece:


    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
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    Semikey - that’s a nice example of a tough issue.
    Here’s probably my favorite (sorry for iPhone photo, there’s no TrueView):

    "Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.

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    @CaptHenway said:
    Nice piece.

    Thank you CaptHenway !

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    @MWallace said:
    How about a medal? This is made from metal recovered at the Fort Fisher Battle site.

    Really cool metal. It was interesting learning about this late battle! I guess this is the second battle of Fort Fisher?

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    semikeycollectorsemikeycollector ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2, 2026 6:55PM

    Beautiful coins! You have some eye!

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    @epc said:
    The first year of S-mint half dimes.

    Nice! A tough coin in high grades! These usually circulated very heavily!

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    @semikeycollector said:
    Newp 1862-S $5 PCGS F-15 CAC - 1 of only 12 CACs for all grades for this issue. A very tough date!




    Pretty darned wholesome..............

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    @calgolddiver said:
    CWT tokens that have been posted on other threads. I like the uniqueness of each as overstrikes of base coins.



    Their usage and the over strike over the Indian Cents is cool!!

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    @Smudge said:
    Real close.


    Nice better date $3 Gold! Glad you posted it. You definitely get to play too!

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    semikeycollectorsemikeycollector ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2, 2026 7:17PM

    @Eddi said:
    The coins in my collection struck between 1861 and 1865:







    All of the coins are very nice. The 1861 and 1862 dollars are very tough to get, especially nice like these! I've had 1854,55 and 56 Seated dollars, but never 1861 or 1862. Mine were fines and very fines. .

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    @EastonCollection said:
    Ok - here is the backstory to this coin. A long time ago, I was thinking about collecting half Eagles and I came across this coin. I fell in love with this coin. I didn't realize how rare it was. I got it CAC'd and I am still in love with it. I now know how tough it is and it not been scrubbed nor cleaned. I learned that it was sitting in a leather pouch for over 75 years before I bought it. Pretty cool.

    I love it!!! Great back story!

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    Eddie,
    is your nice 1861 $1 a proof, if so what is the grade?

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    Nice original collector grade Seated Halves! I enjoy seeing them in an album!

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    @dcarr said:

    Nice color and smooth $20!

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    @BigFrankie said:
    All Green Beans:

    Checks off all of the boxes! I once had these 3 dates. Only the 65-s was CAC. Some were in similar grades. Nice!!

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    @semikeycollector said:

    @CaptHenway said:
    Nice piece.

    Thank you CaptHenway !

    A real coin that was spent a thousand times! The places it saw! Oh, to know its history!

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    So close to unc.

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    calgolddivercalgolddiver ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 3, 2026 1:06PM

    66

    Top 15 Type Set 1792 to present

    Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set

    successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), DesertMoon, Downtown1974, Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Proofcollection, Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)

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    EddiEddi ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CivilWarBuff said:
    Eddie,
    is your nice 1861 $1 a proof, if so what is the grade?

    I actually don't know if it is a proof. I bought it 1987 rom Jonathan Kern, raw, and he didn't mention he thought it could be a proof. It is still ungraded.

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    Gorgeous coin!

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    @Vetter said:
    So close to unc.

    Nice luster!

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    edited September 3, 2026 9:19AM

    @Eddi said:
    The coins in my collection struck between 1861 and 1865:


    Eddie, is your nice 1861 $1 a proof and if so what grade is it?

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    @Eddi said:
    The coins in my collection struck between 1861 and 1865:


    Eddie is your 1861$1 a proof?

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    @CivilWarBuff,

    As I mentioned, I don't know if it is a proof. The seller (dealer Jonathan Kern) did not mention this when I bought it from him back in 1987. It is still un-slabbed.

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    Sorry Eddie, I missed your second post. I believe it is although I didn't pull out the proof pups to be sure but based on its appearance and that a business strike being the rarer of the 2 I am comfortable that its a proof.

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    @semikeycollector said:

    @MWallace said:
    How about a medal? This is made from metal recovered at the Fort Fisher Battle site.

    Really cool metal. It was interesting learning about this late battle! I guess this is the second battle of Fort Fisher?

    Thank you. I live in the general area of where the battle was held. In the early 80s I went to the museum. They had these medals available for $3. They only had a few left. I wish now I had bought them all.

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    Later, Paul.
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    calgolddivercalgolddiver ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 3, 2026 1:05PM

    66

    Top 15 Type Set 1792 to present

    Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set

    successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), DesertMoon, Downtown1974, Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Proofcollection, Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)

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    calgolddivercalgolddiver ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 3, 2026 1:04PM

    65BN

    Top 15 Type Set 1792 to present

    Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set

    successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), DesertMoon, Downtown1974, Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Proofcollection, Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)

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    @calgolddiver said:
    65BN

    Beautiful coin! Amazing luster and strike!

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    @calgolddiver said:
    66

    Beautiful color! Is it Red or RB?

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    @Stooge said:



    Lovely Group of Two Cent pieces! You have my favorite username so far!

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    @CivilWarBuff said:
    Sorry Eddie, I missed your second post. I believe it is although I didn't pull out the proof pups to be sure but based on its appearance and that a business strike being the rarer of the 2 I am comfortable that its a proof.

    The strike on the 1861 Silver Dollar is particularly sharp. I went to the website Liberty Seated Dollar varieties, but got a security warning about a suspicious site.

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    @Cladiator said:




    Nice toning in a range of conditions! I used to be primarily a Liberty Seated Collector. I get a kick out of the different mint mark sizes. I find the very large mint marks to be particularly awesome. I had the 62-s,64-S and 65-S at one time.

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