1861-O 50C CSA Obverse MS(PCGS#39968)

August 2011 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

10335

Grade

VF30

Price

2,588

Lot Description

1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar. WB-102. CSA Obverse. VF-30 (PCGS). CAC. The CSA Obverse attribution is not denoted on the PCGS insert. Light silver-gray with darker gray-gold accents surrounding the devices and lettering. Clean surfaces that show minor circulation evidence, but no deep marks are present. The crack from the rim to the bridge of Liberty's nose is advanced and prominent, confirming that this coin was struck by the Confederacy after the four presentation half dollars were coined with the same obverse die. Always in strong demand for this historic issue and especially desirable so well preserved.