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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;712, post: 1425353, member: 37080&quot;]Hello, I&#039;m still hyped up on the 1861-O half dollar on which coins were minted by the CSA.&nbsp; Bugert and Wiley have had a publishing out since January 1, 1993 on the 15 die marriages of the 1861-O half dollar.&nbsp; They did extensive research on coins from collectors and coins from the SS Republic to come up with the Die marriages that were minted by the confederacy, their results have confirmed 3 varieties.&nbsp; WB-102 die crack from upper obverse rim to Liberties nose, WB-103 bisecting date die crack from the lower obverse rim up to the rock under Liberty&#039;s feet and just touching the left side of the 6 in 1861 and WB-104 speared olive bud on the reverse.&nbsp; All Three coins are attributed to confederate minting.&nbsp; I am a member of NGC, now regretfully, and I noticed that they recognize only the WB-102 variety.&nbsp; PCGS recognizes all three varieties and has certified only 14 coins out of all varieties, 9 of the WB-102, 4 of the WB-103 and 1 of the WB-104.&nbsp; I called NGC and they have no real reason except to say that the CSA varieties of the 1861-O&nbsp; are not important and that they only grade the coin varieties listed in the Cherry Pickers Guide, so I take it that they will only certify one CSA Variety WB-102 and certify the other varieties as regular strikes.&nbsp; PCGS say they research publishing&#039;s on different varieties and will add them to their listings even though The Cherry Pickers Guide has not picked them up yet.&nbsp;&nbsp; I say the CSA minted 1861-O half dollars are very important and that they stand aside from the Union and Louisiana minted coins of that Era.&nbsp; Ed[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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