1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar PCGS MS61 CAC. Wow, here is a great rare Seated Liberty half dollar, struck in the New Orleans Mint during the 1st year of the Civil War when the New Orleans Mint was actually the Confederate States of America ! The specimen shown here is a genuine rarity in choice brilliant uncirculated condition and looks as though it was made earlier today! These 1861 Coins are being bought by Civil War Collectors and now with the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War approaching staring in 2011 and running thru 2015, no doubt many more collectors and coin investors will be vying for the opportunity to assemble sets of these coins.