1860-O HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6300
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,290,000
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:
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex
- Stack's "The University of Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21,
2001, Lot 394, not plated, sold for $1,322.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 5 MS-66's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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