Photo Denom Date Grade TPG Variety GFRC Rating Price Description Buy
Seated 50C 1861O Seated 50C 1861-O
CSA Issue 		EF45 PCGS
82457951 		W-14
 Original SOLD
$825 		CSA Administration W-14, Bisected Date/Speared Olive Bud, Steely Gray, Well Struck. Randy Wiley detailed the 1861-O half dollar varieties in the November 2005 and November 2006 editions of the Gobrecht Journal, and these two issues are likely the most referenced in the entire series. Today, these articles are freely provided online by the Liberty Seated Collectors Club at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/2096. The CSA-struck W-14 variety is easily attributed by the vertical die crack through the date and the "speared bud" reverse that exhibits parallel die lines running through the top bud. This example reveals silver and gray shade throughout, with a few hints of gold patina surrounding the eagle. Well struck, with most of the left leg feather detail evident. Steely reflective luster is evident under my LED desk lamp. Housed in a PCGS Gen 6.0 holder. December 1969