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1861-O Seated Half Dollar, Tied for Finest Certified

1861-O 50C MS66 PCGS. Rich sea-green and golden-brown patina bathes this lustrous and boldly struck premium Gem. The reverse is gorgeously undisturbed, while the obverse has only moderately marked. The final New Orleans Seated Half, since production of the denomination at the southern mint did not resume until the Barber design was introduced in 1892. The 1861-O was struck under the authority of three different governments, the United States of America, the state of Louisiana, and the Confederate States of America. The obverse of this piece features a mint-made die crack from the first star along the base of the rock to the final star. Combined PCGS and NGC population: 8 in 66, none finer (9/04).(#6303) (Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24J8, PCGS# 6303, GSID# 6346)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.44 grams
ASW: 0.35996oz
Mintage: 2,532,633


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Auction Info

Auction Dates
November, 2004
4th-6th Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 3
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