Special strike with mirrored surfaces and sharp rims similar to a proof coin, probably created for presentation purposes. Given that this coins mintage coincides with the first strikes of the Confederacy it is likely that the handful of presentation strikes were created in conjunction with the new secessionist government.
| coinage-type | Liberty Seated half dollar |
| desg | SP |
| designer | Christian Gobrecht |
| diameter | 30.6 |
| edge | Reeded |
| fineness | 0.9 |
| material | 90% silver; 10% copper |
| mintage | 4 known |
| ngc-id | 27TL |
| obverse-description | Lady liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 Stars frame the periphery with the date at the bottom middle under the rock. |
| pcgs-link | 6422 |
| pcgs-number | 6422 |
| reverse-description | The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOL. around the periphery. |
| weight-grams | 12.44 |
| weight-ounces | 0.36169 |
| year-display | 1839-1866 |