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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Old Texas Reb, post: 2918221, member: 91220&quot;]There was an interesting article in the latest monthly Coin World about the recent death of Eric Newman at 106.&nbsp; One of the coins he owned was one of 4 known 1861-0 halves with the CSA reverse.&nbsp; He bought it in the late 1930&#039;s for $4000 and it recently sold at auction for $966,000!&nbsp; Nice going, Mr. Newman.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 61-0 had a mintage of about 2 1/2 million but it was struck by 3 different authorities:&nbsp; Federal government, state of Louisiana and the Confederacy.&nbsp; There is an excellent display of these all attributed to issuer and slabbed at the old U.S. mint museum in New Orleans, a must-see for coin buffs if you are ever visiting the Big Easy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin world trends does have a price listed for the CSA striking because it exhibits a large die crack on the reverse as the original die deteriorated.&nbsp; That&#039;s probably the easiest way for you to check if you have an example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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