User:ZLEA/sandbox/List of United States commemorative coins (1940s)

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1940[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
400th anniversary of the journey of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Coronado Expedition half dollar

(proposal vetoed)

50¢ N/A N/A Reeded (planned) 30.61 mm (planned) 90% Ag
10% Cu
(planned) 		None authorized or minted

(authorization of 100,000 was proposed)

1946[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 Iowa Iowa Centennial half dollar[1] 50¢ Front of the Old Stone Capitol Eagle (adapted from the Seal of Iowa) and the dual date 1846–1946 Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[1]

100,000 (min)

Uncirculated:[1]

100,057 (P)

Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar[2] 50¢ Portrait of Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Authorized:[2]

5,000,000 (max 1946–1951 total)

Uncirculated:[3]

1,000,546 (P)
200,113 D
500,279 S

1947[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar[2] 50¢ Portrait of Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Uncirculated:[4]

100,017 (P)
100,017 D
100,017 S

1948[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar[2] 50¢ Portrait of Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Uncirculated:[4]

12,004 (P)
12,004 D
12,004 S

Centennial of the state of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statehood half dollar

(proposal vetoed)

50¢ N/A N/A Reeded (planned) 30.61 mm (planned) 90% Ag
10% Cu
(planned) 		None authorized or minted

(authorization of 500,000 was proposed)

1949[edit]

Traditional commemorative coins[edit]

Commemoration Coin Face value Images Description Mintage
Obverse Reverse Obverse design Reverse design Edge Diameter Composition
Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar[2] 50¢ Portrait of Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin Reeded 30.61 mm 90% Ag
10% Cu 		Uncirculated:[5]

12,004 (P)
12,004 D
12,004 S

Centennial of the territory of Minnesota Minnesota Territorial Centennial half dollar

(proposal vetoed)

50¢ N/A N/A Reeded (planned) 30.61 mm (planned) 90% Ag
10% Cu
(planned) 		None authorized or minted

(authorization of 150,000 was proposed)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "1946 Iowa Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e "1946-1951 Booker T. Washington Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 170)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  4. ^ a b "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 171)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  5. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 172)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.



Category:Commemorative coins of the United States

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