posted on January 21, 2005 12:37:48 PM new
Our daughter e-mailed this today:
"My friend just received a coin at
work tonight and was wondering if it was worth anything. Do you know anyone
from Vendio or ebay who collects coins? If so, could you post a message to
them regarding this:
"It's an 1861 half dollar, and says "Confederate States Of America" on it.
It has a woman on the front with a shield that says Liberty, and a flag in
the other hand. 13 flowers/stars around the rim. It has a shield on the
other side. The coin's about the size of a silver dollar."
I told her, to start with, that it all depends on whether it's real or not--and whether it's a replica instead of an original. Also, that condition is everything. Can you all add anything, having not even seen this yet?
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Is it true that the only difference between a yard sale and a trash pickup is how close to the road the stuff is placed?
posted on January 21, 2005 12:48:27 PM new
I don't believe the Confederate States minted coins just paper money. Could be wrong but I've studied quite a bit about the Civil War.
Doing a limited google search seems to confirm that but interesting to see if anyone else has information.
posted on January 21, 2005 12:50:03 PM new
http://www.2020site.org/coins/confederacy.html
could be a restrike from one of 4 known to exist. the original 4 are accounted for.
if authenicated as a restrike; hope some kid didn't spend coinage from his father's collection...been known to happen many a time
http://www.csacurrency.com/csacoin/csa50ct.htm
http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article2903.chtml
[ edited by toybuyer on Jan 21, 2005 12:53 PM ]
[ edited by toybuyer on Jan 21, 2005 12:55 PM ]
posted on January 21, 2005 01:06:54 PM new
Thanks, people. I've found original coins and restrikes on Ebay now. I've suggested she take the coin to a coin dealer for his take on it. It most probably is a repro.
I too hope some kid didn't rob his dad's coin collection. Yikes.
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Is it true that the only difference between a yard sale and a trash pickup is how close to the road the stuff is placed?
posted on January 22, 2005 07:27:18 PM new
The original dies were used to make a restrike. They are fairly rare. Seems like a nice find to me no matter what...
