1861-O Varieties and PCGS vs NGC....PCGS WINS

After re-reading the articles by Wiley, I'll have to admit I was in error on one point. There are 15 die marriages of the 1861-O, but one of these is indeed the one with the CSA reverse, of which 4 coins are known to have been minted. Condor101 was correct, as he always is!

Excerpt from the article I have by Randall E. Wiley:

Die Marriages of 1861-O Half Dollars
By
Randall E. Wiley

"A 15th die marriage is also
shown in the figure. This marriage is shown as marriage #12 in the emission sequence
where obverse 5 was taken from the normal coin press, paired with a uniquely prepared
Confederate States of America (CSA) reverse die for the striking of four specimen coins
on a special screw press, and subsequently returned to the normal coin press
reestablishing its original die pairing with reverse E."

 

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