A recent auction saw a Scott variety sell for just under $4200. There are only four known genuine specimens. The other couple of million of them are either replicas (look for the word COPY on the back) or just plain counterfeits.
There are only 4 known genuine 1861 C.S.A. Seated Liberty half dollars. Many replicas and counterfeits exist.
The short-lived Confederate States of America only issued two coins, the one cent and the half dollar. A genuine Confederate half dollar is so rare that it does not have a listed value. A number of restrikes were made decades later which run from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars in value depending on their wear.
COPY is a dead giveaway. It's a replica sold as a novelty item in a gift shop, and has little or no value to collectors.
No Confederate coins exist dated 1862. All are dated 1861.
I want to believe its worth at least scrap value, but a person at the Beaverton, Oregon pawn store said he saw them online for 4 to 10 bucks. I was bummed also
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The L.W.Bristol Classics is a known maker of Confederate coin reproductions. There are only 4 authentic 1861 Liberty Seated half dollars with the Confederate reverse. This piece has no numismatic collectible value.
There are only 4 known genuine 1861 C.S.A. Seated Liberty half dollars. Many replicas and counterfeits exist.
The short-lived Confederate States of America only issued two coins, the one cent and the half dollar. A genuine Confederate half dollar is so rare that it does not have a listed value. A number of restrikes were made decades later which run from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars in value depending on their wear.
All 4 of the genuine Confederate half dollars and the 15 one cent coins are all dated 1861 and in known collections. The latest sale price for a C.S.A. half dollar was more than $600,000.00.
COPY is a dead giveaway. It's a replica sold as a novelty item in a gift shop, and has little or no value to collectors.
No Confederate coins exist dated 1862. All are dated 1861.
No, only 4 Liberty Seated half dollars have the Confederate reverse and are dated 1861.
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Your coin is either a copy, a fantasy piece, or a counterfeit. All 4 of the genuine Confederate half dollars and the 15 one cent coins are dated 1861
I want to believe its worth at least scrap value, but a person at the Beaverton, Oregon pawn store said he saw them online for 4 to 10 bucks. I was bummed also
All genuine Confederate coins are dated 1861 not 1862, you may have a Liberty Seated half dollar that is dated 1862, but it was not made by the C.S.A.