1861-O 50C CSA Obverse, FS-401, W-11 MS(PCGS#390906)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7254

等级

XF45

价格

23,633

详细说明

1861-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Confederate States Issue. W-11, FS-401. Rarity-3. CSA Die Crack. EF-45 (PCGS). Untoned apart from delicate champagne-apricot peripheral highlights, this lustrous Choice EF also retains plenty of bold to sharp striking detail. The New Orleans Mint struck 2,532,633 half dollars in 1861, the first year of the Civil War and one that saw significant changes in governing authority for the Crescent City coinage facility. The first 330,000 examples were produced while the mint remained under federal control. The following 1,240,000 pieces were struck after Louisiana seceded from the Union, and the final 962,633 coins were delivered under the authority of the newly established Confederate States of America. Writing in the 2013 reference A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties, Volume IV, Bill Bugert breaks down the 14 known die pairings of this issue by the governing authority under which they were used. The most desirable of these varieties is W-11, offered here, the famous CSA Die Crack identifiable by the obverse crack through the bridge of Liberty's nose. For years this was the only die variety of the 1861-O half dollar positively linked to the Confederate States issue. The obverse crack that late die state examples of W-11 exhibit is also seen on the very rare original Confederate States of America half dollar (W-12). An aesthetically pleasing coin at a desirable level of preservation, this piece will appeal to both advanced collectors of Liberty Seated half dollars and specialists in Civil War era coinage. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 390906. Click here for certification details from PCGS.