- Year: 1861
- Mint Mark: O
- Type: Seated Half Dollar
- Price: $49.00-$2236.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 2,532,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: 0.3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $11.27
Notes: The prices and details above are for the cracked die version of the 1861 Half Dollar. This is the last year that these coins were minted in New Orleans. Possibly because the die cracked.
Mintages
How much is a 1861 O Seated Liberty Half Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $49.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $2,236 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say Average Circulated, we mean in a similar condition to other coins circulated in 1861, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].
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