1857-O HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6291
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 818,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes,
executed by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±192
grains (±12.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 206,
illustrated, sold for $1,207.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-64's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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