1848 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6260
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 580,000
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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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
MS-63. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 1299, "Repunched 18, Doubled Die Reverse" at $1,150.00
MS-62. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1300 at $1,035.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva
Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 410, not illustrated, sold for $517.50
AU-53. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 716, "Closed 4, Breen-4808", not illustrated, sold for
$460.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-65's.
The finest Proof example
graded by PCGS is a single PR-64.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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