1851 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6266
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 200,750
Proofs: est. 5
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht; reverse by Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±206
grains (±13.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003,
Lot
2570, sold for $5,520.00
AU-58. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2,
2001, Lot 5629, not illustrated, sold for $1,667.50 Ex Norweb
Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/88), lot 3154 From the Collection of Dr.
Joseph M. Seventko
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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