Half Dollar, 1861, New Orleans mint
Confederate Half Dollars (1861)
Obverse: The Liberty seated and holding a shield in one hand and a pole with a cap in the other hand.
Lettering: LIBERTY / 1861
Reverse: The shield with the wreath and the legend.
Lettering: CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOL.
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 391
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1861
Type: Pattern
Minting
Mint: New Orleans
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 4
Parameters
Material: Silver
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
