Small coin with huge historical significance
(Bridgewater, New Jersey) — The finest known 1792 silver half disme, once in the possession of then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and personally owned by the first United States Mint Director David Rittenhouse, has been sold for a record $1,985,000 by Classic Coin Company of Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Graded MS-68, it is the highest price ever paid for any U
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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