1861-O 50C VF35 认证号32056746, PCGS号6303

W-10, WB-101, R4 (76-200 extant, very scarce). WB-101, CSA Issue. CAC green sticker. GFRC rating: Original. Comments from GFRC: CSA Administration, Very Scarce Die Pairing, Uniform Light Gray Patina, Typical Strike, Accurately Graded. One of the early die CSA die pairings that is full R4 rarity and scarcer than the popular CSA Obverse (W-11) and the Bisecting Date Die Crack (W-13). Collectors of the 1861-O die marriages report difficulties in locating the W-10 CSA pairing followed by the rare Union W-1 and W-2. This example offers strictly original surfaces that are covered by light silver gray patina. W-10 diagnostics include weak denticles below the date, weak stars in the right obverse field (some pieces will show die cracks connecting stars 9 through 13) and halo'ing around the eagle's right wing. A squiggle line by star 4 is mentioned for accuracy. A quality example that will not last long on the GFRC price list. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder. Submitted to CAC and gained approval.

Ron Guth

In a survey of the members of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club, published in the March 2008 issue of the Gobrecht Journal, the 1861-O Half Dollar was ranked ninth among the Ten Greatest New Orleans Seated Coins: "This issue had the highest mintage of the New Orleans mint coins under consideration for this listing but it was the last Seated coin struck at this branch mint before it was taken over by the Confederacy.  Examples of this issue are in demand as the only collectible coin struck by the CSA.  Many thousands exist and they can be obtained in all grades including mint state.  Randy Wiley described 14 collectible die marriages for this date in Issue #94 of the journal and this group of coins would make a nice set in itself for the Seated half dollar specialist.  Of particular interest would be the existence of some 1861-O proof coins that were listed by Randy Wiley in Issue #97 of the journal.  Most recently an example described as Brilliant Proof was sold for $17,250 in the Stack's auction of the Byers Collection in October 2006.  This issue received scattered support from the respondents, most likely a function of a member's interest in the Civil War and the coins struck during this period in US history."