1845-O HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6249
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,094,000
Proofs: 0
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: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 995, "WB-108" ,
not plated, unsold
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-65's.
The finest "No Drapery" example graded by PCGS is a single AU-58.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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