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Confederate Half Dollar
Designed and engraved by: James Barton Longacre (American, 1794–1869)
After: Christian Gobrecht (American, about 1785–1844)
and: Thomas Sully (American (born in England), 1783–1872)
Designed and engraved by: H. M. Patterson
After: Christian Gobrecht (American, about 1785–1844)
and: Thomas Sully (American (born in England), 1783–1872)
Designed and engraved by: H. M. Patterson
Confederate States Issue
dated 1861, struck 1879
Mint: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.829
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Breen 8002
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.