Lot 588
USA, Seated Liberty silver Half Dollar, Confederate States issue, 1861, New Orleans (die W-15; KM A68). In NGC holder graded

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Auction: 5 July 2023 at 09:50 BST
£480
Description
USA, Seated Liberty silver Half Dollar, Confederate States issue, 1861, New Orleans (die W-15; KM A68). In NGC holder graded Shipwreck Effect (B) UNC / SS Republic, lustrous. Very popular type from the shipwreck which was struck at the New Orleans Mint by the Confederate States of America around April 1861 until the captured supply of Federal silver ran out. Slabbed with a special Confederate States battle flag NGC label. Recovered from SS Republic, sunk in 1865 off the coast of Georgia.

