The L.W.Bristol Classics is a known maker of Confederate coin reproductions and this coin has no collection value unless you know someone that wants to buy it.
No, because no genuine 1862 Confederate half dollars exist. Any "Confederate half dollars" dated 1862 are either fantasy pieces or counterfeits. The CSA only struck 4 trial half dollars and these were dated 1861. By 1862 the New Orleans Mint had been recaptured by the Union.
Apparently the original reverse confederate die and one of the original half dollars are owned by the american numismatic association. The other three orignals are held in private collections.
All 4 of the real Confederate half dollars, each have values of $500,000.00 and more.
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.
1961 is not a hard date to come by for Franklin half dollars. Actually all Franklin half's (1948-1963) regardless of mintmark are common and most circulated coins are valued for the silver only, about $12.00
No, because no genuine 1862 Confederate half dollars exist. Any "Confederate half dollars" dated 1862 are either fantasy pieces or counterfeits. The CSA only struck 4 trial half dollars and these were dated 1861. By 1862 the New Orleans Mint had been recaptured by the Union.
Apparently the original reverse confederate die and one of the original half dollars are owned by the american numismatic association. The other three orignals are held in private collections.
No, only 4 Liberty Seated half dollars have the Confederate reverse and are dated 1861.
All 4 of the real Confederate half dollars, each have values of $500,000.00 and more.
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.
Silver. The CSA struck a tiny quantity of half dollars over standard US half dollars that were planed down, so the coins have the same 90% silver composition,
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.
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.
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
1961 is not a hard date to come by for Franklin half dollars. Actually all Franklin half's (1948-1963) regardless of mintmark are common and most circulated coins are valued for the silver only, about $12.00
There are only 4 known genuine 1861 C.S.A. Seated Liberty half dollars. Many replicas and counterfeits exist.
All authentic (only 4) Confederate half dollars have a date of 1861. The last known sale of one was in October of 2003 for $632,500.00.