Whitman Expo
On September 1, Stack's Bowers conducted a Rarities Night session in California as part of this firm's post-ANA World's Fair of Money® auction extravaganza.
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Coin Value History
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse, Speared Olive, FS-901, W-15 VF20
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1861-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Confederate States Issue. W-15. Rarity-2. Speared Olive Bud. VF-25 (PCGS).
VF25
PCGS
$456
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, CSA Issue, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, Fine 15 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/21). NGC Census: (0/0). Fi...
F15
PCGS
$336
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, Fine 15 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/21). NGC Census: (0/0). Fine 15. Mint...
F15
PCGS
$360
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/14). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage 2,532,633. ...
VF25
PCGS
$312
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/13). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage 2,532,633. ...
VF25
PCGS
$180
1861-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Confederate States Issue. W-15. Rarity-2. Speared Olive Bud. Shipwreck Effect (NGC).
$600
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/11). NGC Census: (0/0). XF40. Mintage 2,...
XF40
PCGS
$780
1861-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Confederate States Issue. W-15. Rarity-2. Speared Olive Bud. VF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$228
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, XF45 ANACS. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (0/0). Mintage 2,532,633. ...
XF45
ANACS
$354
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, AU55 NGC. VP-001. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (2/3). AU55. Min...
AU55
NGC
$4,080
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, MS62 PCGS. ...
MS62
PCGS
$5,368
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, MS64 PCGS....
MS64
PCGS
$8,400
1861-O 50C WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, CSA, MS64 PCGS. This is among the varieties of the 1861-O half dollar believed struck ...
MS64
PCGS
$9,000
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, MS63 NGC. ...
MS63
NGC
$5,040
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63
PCGS
$2,820
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/2). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $270 Whsle. Bid for problem-fr...
AU58
PCGS
$999
1861-O 50C Speared Olive, WB-104, Die Pair 15, R.2, MS64 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS64
PCGS
$6,193
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