I don't know much about this stuff but I just took a photo of this coin. Is this worth anything at all? Thank you so much! A a larger version of this image is found here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14337325/halfdol.png
Welcome to the forum! Your coin appears to be a token struck for a souvenir. Very common in the south and this being the 150th anniv. of the war. Here is a reference that shows info on the real coin http://www.coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=1114&main_ct_id=90 Compare the font of the lettering and the coarseness of the details!. Jim
An original was struck on a Seated Liberty Half with the reverse milled off and re-struck with the confederate reverse . So Yes this is a replica
The originals were struck on a planchet using a US obv die and the Confederate reverse die. The Scot restrikes were struck on 1861-O halves with the reverse shaved off using a soft brass plate to cushion the obv and the Confederate reverse die to strike the now blank reverse. You are right though that this is a modern souvenir.
Thanks for the correction, I had them confused it was the Scott restrike that I thought were made from the blank planchets.Stand corrected now just have to remember it.
I think it is an awesome souvenir. If you do not want it, please offer it to someone on the forum! I'd bet someone would love it.
Hello and welcome to CT.... Often these old threads don’t attract much attention but I’ll try to help answer your question..... In recent years, replica coins have become a scorn to numismatists. There has been an enormous influx of replicas designed to fool the casual collector into thinking they are genuine. As a result, most collectors shun all replicas. And it is too bad. There have been legitimate replicas of rare historical pieces over the years that are helpful in an educational sense. They were often sold at museum gift shops and the like. But of late, all coin replicas are viewed negatively..... So I think the only real answer to your question is the value is what another person is willing to pay really.
I don't really get calling those replicas. I always thought replicas were not intended to fool people otherwise it was a fake. sorry if it a silly question just want to make sure my terms are right. But I get Fakes detracting from Replicas
If I am not mistaken, I see the word copy stamped into ( right photo ) at about the 8 oclock position. I think the P and Y took a hit.
Last time I was in South Carolina I bought a replica of a $5 sovereign coin from a gift shop. I did it because I have a great grandfather who had kept the real thing after the Civil War. He had been the bodyguard for Jefferson Davis at the end who paid them out of what was left of the Confederate treasure. I wish he'd passed it down! I'd love to have it.
welcome to CT Johnny. don't throw the replica away. use it for future reference. don't look at this as a bad thing, chalk it up as a learning exp. i promise you that just about everyone, including myself have bought or maybe was given a fake or replica coin of some kind. there are so many out in the world these days and the counterfeiters are getting better and better everyday. i found this site, maybe it can help you learn more about your coin. good luck https://varietyerrors.com/coin-guides/1861-us-confederate-half-dollar-know/
This replica people are describing is sometimes marked copy and sometimes not. The originals and the restrikes were both silver. Originals on silver blank planchets and restrikes on shaved 1861-o seated halfs. The story I remember is that there were six originals made as samples to get permission to mint them. The six people who got them are known and five of them have been tracked down. Only one is missing. If you place your replica on top of a silver half dollar yours will be both smaller and less thick. These replicas showed up in 1961 when we celebrated the civil war centennial. They continue to be made and sold as souvenirs. Over the years hundreds of thousands of them have been made and sold. As you can see people who do not have it want it. You could sell on the forums here or on ebay. Hope this helps you.
