1861 Confederate half dollar by Selena L Phillips posted Jan 5, 2020 at 8:29 AM 1861 Confederate half dollar by Selena L Phillips posted Jan 5, 2020 at 8:27 AM
Not real in the sense it wasn't really minted by the CSA. The CSA did mint some half dollars when they were in control of the New Orleans mint, but they have the same obverse and reverse as normal 1861 seated liberty half dollars do. It's a fantasy piece produced as a souvenir.
Actually The Confederacy struck four half dollars of this design. The original die was used after the war to make copies struck on genuine half dollars. The one posted here however is just a souvenir type replica.
