Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-12-22 | Page 12 | A Rare Coin

A coin when seceded jan 20 1801 the new government seized the mint at new orleans and struck in double eagles and in silver half dollars using the united states dies tor 1861 she bullion was exhausted in may 1881 when the coinage ceased and the united states dies wro destroyed A confederate states dlewis then made to be used tor silver half dollars but it waa not fit for uso in coining press ibo relief being too high four halt dollars were struck with it on a screw press and these comprise the entire coinage of the confederate states