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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 25480765, member: 66&quot;]From studies of die marriages of the half dollars it is now possible to tell which government struck the half dollars.&nbsp; The first two varieties were struck for the Union, the next six for the state of Louisiana, and the last six for the Confederacy.&nbsp; The obverse with the die crack from the rim to the nose was used for coins struck for the Confederacy before it cracked, and after it cracked.&nbsp; Then after it was used for the four Confederate Half dollars it was returned to use striking half dollars with the Union reverse.&nbsp; I do think it is possible to get the grading services to identify the issuing authority for the 1861 O halves.&nbsp; You&#039;ll probably have to pay for attribution though.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was interested to see that the set of Dahlonega dollars did include the 1861 D, the only coin instantly recognizable as being a Confederate coin.&nbsp; The Mint was captured before the Union made any one dollar coins in 1861, so all 1861 D dollars were made by the Confederacy..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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