Almost every one of these items is either a replica (look for the word COPY worked into the design) or an outright counterfeit.
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1862 penny worth anything
It may be a token of some type dated 1862 or just a Indian Head cent. All 19 of the genuine coins made by the Confederate States of America are dated 1861. Take it to a coin dealer for an idea of type of coin and value.
No Confederate coins exist dated 1862. All are dated 1861.
A better description is needed, all genuine Confederate coins are dated 1861, the coin may be just an Indian head cent or a Civil war token. Post new question.
All genuine Confederate coins are dated 1861 not 1862, you may have a Liberty Seated half dollar that is dated 1862, but it was not made by the C.S.A.
1862 penny worth anything
All authentic Confederate Cents are date 1861 with values of more than $100,000.00 Many replicas have been made.
It may be a token of some type dated 1862 or just a Indian Head cent. All 19 of the genuine coins made by the Confederate States of America are dated 1861. Take it to a coin dealer for an idea of type of coin and value.
No Confederate coins exist dated 1862. All are dated 1861.
the 1861 Confederate penny was made of copper or nickel
A better description is needed, all genuine Confederate coins are dated 1861, the coin may be just an Indian head cent or a Civil war token. Post new question.
Confederate Patent Office was created in 1862.
On February 23, 1862 Nashville, Tennessee was the first Confederate state capital to fall to the Union. New Orleans was the first major Confederate city captured, however this was in April 1862.
All genuine Confederate coins are dated 1861 not 1862, you may have a Liberty Seated half dollar that is dated 1862, but it was not made by the C.S.A.
7-25-11>>> Genuine Confederate coins (less than 20) are dated 1861, coins dated 1862 were struck during the civil war but were not struck by the confederacy. Also the C.S.A. never struck any gold coins.
No, because no genuine 1862 Confederate half dollars exist. Any "Confederate half dollars" dated 1862 are either fantasy pieces or counterfeits. The CSA only struck 4 trial half dollars and these were dated 1861. By 1862 the New Orleans Mint had been recaptured by the Union.
In the Battle of Galveston of 1862, 400 Union troops had surrendered to the Confederate forces and were captured, as well as one gunboat being captured and another destroyed. However, 26 Confederate forces had been killed and 117 wounded. It is generally seen that the Confederate forces won the Battle of Galveston in 1862.