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1920[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Centennial of the state of Maine Maine Centennial half dollar[1] 50¢ Adapted from the seal of Maine Pine wreath encircling "Maine Centennial" and the dual date 1820–1920 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[1]

100,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[1]

50,028 (P)

Tercentenary of the arrival of the Pilgrims in North America Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar[2] 50¢ Governor William Bradford holding a bible The Mayflower above the dual date 1620–1920 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[2]

300,000 (max 1920-1921 total)

Uncirculated:[2]

200,112 (P)

1921[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Tercentenary of the arrival of the Pilgrims in North America Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar[2] 50¢ Governor William Bradford holding a bible, 1921 in left field The Mayflower above the dual date 1620–1920 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Uncirculated:[2]

100,053 (P)

Centennial of the state of Missouri Missouri Centennial half dollar[3] 50¢ Daniel Boone wearing a coonskin cap Boone standing with a Native American with 24 stars in the background Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[3]

250,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[4]

40,028 (P)

Daniel Boone wearing a coonskin cap, 2★4 in left field Uncirculated:[3]

10,000 (P)

Proof:[5]

2 (P)

Centennial of the state of Alabama Alabama Centennial half dollar[6] 50¢ Conjoined busts of Thomas Kilby and William Bibb Adaptation of the seal of Alabama Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[6]

100,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[6]

35,030 (P)

Conjoined busts of Thomas Kilby and William Bibb, 2X2 in right field Uncirculated:[6]

30,014 (P)

Circulating commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
The end of the Great War Peace dollar[note 1][9] 50¢ Profile of Liberty Perched eagle Reeded 38.1 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Circulation:[10]

1,006,473 (P)

Proof:[11][12]

8 (P) (matte finish)
8 (P) (antique finish)

1922[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
100th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant Grant Memorial coins Grant Memorial half dollar[13] 50¢ Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, adapted from a photograph taken by Mathew Brady Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[13]

250,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[14]

95,055 (P)

Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, star in right field Uncirculated:[13]

5,000 (P)

Proof:[15]

2 (P)

Grant Memorial dollar[16] $1 Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, adapted from a photograph taken by Mathew Brady Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant Reeded 14.3 mm 90% Au
10% Cu 		Authorized:[16]

10,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[16]

5,016 (P)

Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, star in right field Uncirculated:[17]

5,016 (P)

Pattern:[18]

1 (P) (brass or bronze)

1923[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Centennial of the Monroe Doctrine Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar[19] 50¢ Conjoined busts of James Monroe and John Quincy Adams Stylized figures representing North and South America touching at the Panama Canal Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[19]

300,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[19][20]

274,077 S

1924[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
300th anniversary of the voyage of the Nieuw Nederlandt Huguenot-Walloon half dollar[21] 50¢ Conjoined busts of Gaspard de Coligny and William the Silent Nieuw Nederlandt flanked by the dates 1624 and 1924 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[21]

300,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[21]

142,080 (P)

1925[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
150th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar[22] 50¢ A minuteman, based on a statue by Daniel Chester French Old Belfry in Lexington, Massachusetts Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[22]

300,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[22]

162,099 (P)

Soldiers of the Confederate States of America Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar[23] 50¢ Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on horseback Eagle perched on a mountain crag beside the inscription “Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of the South” Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[23]

5,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[23]

2,314,709 (P)

75th anniversary of the state of California California Diamond Jubilee half dollar[24] 50¢ A Forty-Niner panning for gold Grizzly bear, based on the emblem of California Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[24]

300,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[24]

150,200 S

100th anniversary of Fort Vancouver Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar[25] 50¢ Portrait of John McLoughlin Frontiersman with Mount Hood in background Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[25]

300,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[26]

50,028 (S)

Proof:[27]

3 (P)

1926[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Sesquicentennial of the United States United States Sesquicentennial coins United States Sesquicentennial half dollar[28] 50¢ Conjoined busts of George Washington and Calvin Coolidge Liberty Bell flanked by the dates 1776 and 1926 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[28]

1,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[28]

1,000,528 (P)

United States Sesquicentennial quarter eagle[29] $2.50 Liberty standing on a globe, bearing a scroll representing the United States Declaration of Independence and a torch Independence Hall, with sunlight in the background[note 2] Reeded 18 mm 90% Au
10% Cu 		Authorized:[29]

200,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[29]

200,226 (P)

Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar[31] 50¢ Native American holding a bow and standing in front of a map of the United States with the Oregon Trail marked[note 3] Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun[note 3] Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[31]

6,000,000 (max 1926–1939 total)

Uncirculated:[34]

48,030 (P)
100,055 S

1927[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Sesquicentennial of the state of Vermont Vermont Sesquicentennial half dollar[35] 50¢ Portrait of Ira Allen Cougar and the dual date 1777–1927 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[35]

40,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[35]

40,034 (P)

1928[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar[31] 50¢ Native American holding a bow and standing in front of a map of the United States with the Oregon Trail marked[note 3] Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun[note 3] Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Uncirculated:[31]

50,028 (P)

Sesquicentennial of James Cook's discovery of Hawaii Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar[37] 50¢ Profile of Captain James Cook, the inscription "Capt. James Cook Discoverer of Hawaii" A Hawaiian chieftain with extended arm, based on a statue of Kamehameha I, with Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head in background Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[37]

10,000 (max)

Uncirculated:[37]

10,008 (P)

Proof:[37]

50 (P)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Peace dollar was originally intended to be minted for only one year in 1921 to commemorate the end of World War I. The design proved to be popular, and continued to be produced as a regular business strike coin until 1935.[7][8]
  2. ^ The dies for the 1926 United States Sesquicentennial quarter eagle were made with a relief so low that the rays of light appear somewhat like a fingerprint.[30]
  3. ^ a b c d The US Mint considers the side with the Native American to be the reverse and the side with the covered wagon to be the obverse.[32] This is because the wagon side bears the date while the Native American side bears the mint mark, which were usually displayed on the obverse and reverse, respectively. Despite this, many numismatists, including the coin's designers Laura Gardin Fraser and James Earle Fraser, consider the obverse and reverse to be the opposite.[33] Cite error: The named reference "third" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "1920 Maine Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e "1920-1921 Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  3. ^ a b c "1921 Missouri Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  4. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 30)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  5. ^ "1921 50C Missouri 2X4 (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  6. ^ a b c d "1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  7. ^ The Numismatist. American Numismatic Association. 1920.
  8. ^ "Why Does the Peace Dollar Have a V in the Word Trust?". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  9. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia (Page 4)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  10. ^ "Peace Dollar Mintages". Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  11. ^ "1921 $1 Peace, Matte Finish (Proof) Peace Dollar - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  12. ^ "1921 $1 Peace, Sandblasted w/ Antique Finish (Special Strike) Peace Dollar - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  13. ^ a b c "1922 Grant Memorial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  14. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 34)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  15. ^ "1922 50C Grant Star (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  16. ^ a b c "1922 Grant Memorial Gold Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  17. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 23)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  18. ^ "J2025/P2066". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  19. ^ a b c "1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  20. ^ "J2030/P2068". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  21. ^ a b c "1924 Huguenot Walloon Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  22. ^ a b c "1925 Lexington Concord Sesquicentennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  23. ^ a b c "1925 Stone Mountain Memorial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  24. ^ a b c "1925 California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  25. ^ a b "1925 Fort Vancouver Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  26. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 44)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  27. ^ "1925 50C Vancouver (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  28. ^ a b c "1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  29. ^ a b c "1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Quarter Eagle Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  30. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 24)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  31. ^ a b c d "1926-1939 Oregon Trail Memorial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  32. ^ "Commemorative | Oregon Trail Half Dollar | U.S. Mint". www.usmint.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  33. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 54)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  34. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 58)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  35. ^ a b c "1927 Vermont Sesquicentennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  36. ^ "Commemorative | Oregon Trail Half Dollar | U.S. Mint". www.usmint.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  37. ^ a b c d "1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-29.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Swiatek, Anthony (2012). Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States. Chicago: KWS Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9817736-7-4.



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