1871 Gold Half Dollar - BG-1043
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $3,738
- Sold
- Grade
- MS64
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1871 round gold half dollar BG-1043 is a California fractional gold piece of Breen and Gillio's second period with a Liberty head obverse. Breen and Gillio's second period (1858 to 1882 in their second edition, 1859 to 1882 in the first) holds the pieces jewelers made mostly as souvenirs and charms; the act of June 8, 1864 made private coinage unlawful, and Secret Service seizures had ended the trade by 1883. Auction catalogue descriptions attribute it to Hershfield & Mitchell. A dealer note citing Robert Leonard says the Hershfield & Mitchell pieces BG-1041 to BG-1046 were suppressed by federal agents in August 1871. Catalogue number: BG-1043. PCGS number 10872.
Rarity Notes
R-L7 (Greysheet)
Cross References
BG-1043
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