1861 CONFEDERATE STATES SILVER HALF DOLLAR RESTRIKE (SCOTT RESTRIKE) PCGS MS-62

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1861 CONFEDERATE STATES SILVER HALF DOLLAR RESTRIKE (SCOTT RESTRIKE) PCGS MS-62
1861 50C Scott CSA Restrike, Breen-8002, Bertram-B861-267.
Only four original Confederate half dollars survive, and they are out of reach for all but the most wealthy collectors. But the Scott restrikes are much more affordable. Leading New York dealer J.W. Scott purchased the original Confederate die in 1879 from Ebenezer Locke Mason, Jr., who in turn obtained from B.F. Turner, Chief Coiner at the New Orleans Mint when the originals were struck in 1861. Scott procured 500 1861-dated halves, planed off the reverses, and struck them with the original Confederate die. The obverses tend to show wear and were somewhat flattened by the impression, but the coins are graded solely by the Confederate side. Listed on page 423 of the 2022
Guide Book.