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(3) 1861-O 50C NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
(3) 1861-O 50C NGC
<B>Three-Coin Set of 1861-O Half Dollars--Shipwreck Effect--NGC. </B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Republic. </B></I>Three coins are included: 1860-O, United States Issue; 1861-O, Louisiana Issue; and an 1861-O, CSA Issue. Recovered from the shipwreck that went down in the autumn of 1865, the ship was located in the summer of 2003. The discovery of hundreds of half dollars came as a surprise to the salvors. This three-coin set is intended to show the progressive deterioration of the obverse die from federal issue to state ownership and finally to CSA authority. Traditionally, state and CSA 1861-O halves show a die crack from Liberty's nose to star 7. No such crack is present on these coins. However, they are identified as the 1860-O (not 1861-O) United States Issue, with Wiley-08 (state issue), and Wiley-13 (CSA issue). All three coins are graded Uncirculated and each shows extensive corrosion from long-term saltwater exposure. Housed in a cherrywood box with a Certificate of Authenticity and booklet with a DVD about the shipwreck.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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