By Q. David Bowers
After seven states seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina in December 1860, the Confederate States of America was formed with its capital as Montgomery, Alabama
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Bowers on collecting: The 1861 Confederate half dollar
By Q. David Bowers
After seven states seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina in December 1860, the Confederate States of America was formed with its capital as Montgomery, Alabama
Bowers on collecting: The 1861 Confederate half dollar
After seven states seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina in December 1860, the Confederate States of America was formed with its capital as Montgomery, Alabama. The federal branch mint in New Orleans fell in the hands of the seceded State of Louisiana and the Confederacy
1861 Confederate half dollar to be displayed at ANA 2018 Philadelphia World’s Fair of Money
First public exhibit of historic American rarity
One of the great rarities in American numismatics, an original 1861 Confederate States of America (CSA) silver half dollar, will be a featured exhibit at the American Numismatic Association’s 2018 World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia, August 14-18. The coin will be insured for one million dollars for what will be its first public exhibition