User:ZLEA/sandbox/List of United States commemorative coins (1800s)

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1848[edit]

Circulating commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
California Gold Rush "CAL" Liberty quarter eagle[note 1][2] $2.50 Bust of Liberty, surrounded by 13 stars Bald eagle grasping olive branch and three arrows with a shield at its chest and "CAL." above its head Reeded 18 mm 90% Au
10% Cu 		Uncirculated:[3]

1,389 (P)


1892[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas Columbian half dollar[4] 50¢ Portrait of Christopher Columbus Port view of the Santa María above two hemispheres flanked by the split date 1492 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[4]

5,000,000 (max 1892-1893 total)

Uncirculated:[5]

950,000 (P)

Proof:[6][7]

100 or 103 (P)

1893[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas Columbian Exposition coins Isabella quarter[8] 25¢ Profile of a young Isabella I of Castile Kneeling female with distaff and spindle, symbolizing women's industry Reeded 24.3 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[8]

40,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[9]

40,023 (P)

Proof:[10]

103 (P)

Columbian half dollar[4] 50¢ Portrait of Christopher Columbus Port view of the Santa María above two hemispheres flanked by the split date 1492 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Uncirculated:[11]

4,052,105 (P)

Proof:[12]

5 (P)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although originally intended to be a non-circulating coin, collectors showed little interest in the "CAL" quarter eagle, and the unsold coins were released into circulation.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1848 "cal." $2.5 MS Liberty Head $2.50 | NGC". www.ngccoin.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 1)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  3. ^ "1848 "CAL" Liberty Quarter Eagle". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  4. ^ a b c "1892-1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. ^ "1892 50C Columbian (Regular Strike) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  6. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 3)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  7. ^ "1892 50C Columbian (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  8. ^ a b "1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  9. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 10)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  10. ^ "1893 25C Isabella (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  11. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 7)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  12. ^ "1893 50C Columbian (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.


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