Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8522317, member: 101855&quot;]A &quot;restrike&quot; of the Confederate Half Dollar, made by the Scott Stamp and Coin Company of New York circa 1875.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1506581[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of the medal they made in white metal before they attempted to make the piece the piece shown above. They were concerned that the Confederate die would break if it were used to strike a silver coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1506584[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Scott Company claimed that they acquired 500, 1861-O half dollars to make their Confederate restrike pieces. The reverses were planed off, and the Confederate die was used to restrike them. The 1861-O half dollar is a common date date. Here is an example in EF, which was probably the average grade the Scott Company used for their product.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1506583[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in