Here we have another commemorative from my collection that I said I would be sharing. The 1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar is somewhat hard to find in that there were only 141,120 ever sold of the one million authorized to be minted. The remaining amount was melted down. It was one of two coins issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
This one I picked up with the others at the same auction. I estimate it to be in AU to low grade MS, most likely AU. In this condition the latest pricing has it at $90 USD. I picked it up for $60. Usually I don't like sharing how much I spend or how much something costs, but this was one that I got a real good deal on and couldn't resist sharing my excitement.
Above is what a good sample image of one looks like that you can compare the one from my collection to. As you can see, like many of the commemoratives from this time frame, the details are not that sharp. This particular coin especially was unpopular because of its design and low relief.
However, one unique aspect of this coin is that it is one of the first U.S. coins to have a living president, Calvin Coolidge, appear on it. He was the U.S. President at the time it was minted.
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If you have any further information about this coin you would like to add, like historical information I left out or want to correct any I may have gotten wrong, please drop it in the comments.
Thanks,
Joe
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