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Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar Governor William Bradford, 1921 in field The Mayflower: 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated: 100,053 (P) [3] 1921 50¢ Missouri Centennial half dollar: Daniel Boone: Boone with a Native American 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized ...
Intaglio stamp: Empire State Building. The Gone with the Wind stamp is the second issued by the USPS, the first was issued on 30 June 1930, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the sale of the book with a 1¢ stamp featuring its author Margaret Mitchell. [31]
Two men each sought credit for coming up with the idea for a coin. Daniel W. Webb, executive secretary of the Association, said he had thought of it after finding an Alabama Centennial half dollar at home; journalist Harry Stillwell Edwards made a similar claim and apparently collected a reward from the Association.
This topic came up in a 2023 forum on the Collectors Universe website regarding an eBay listing for “‘TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S Panama Penny’ 1920d Lincoln Wheat Cent/PCGS -Discovery Coin!” The ...
[12] R. S. Yeoman's A Guide Book of United States Coins (2015 edition) notes the involvement of both men, and values the half dollar at $90, with the quarter eagle beginning at around $450, though higher-graded coins may sell for more. [35] Many specimens of both coins are known in circulated condition. [13]
At the peak of the first commemorative coin boom in 1936, the 1920 sold for $1.75 and the 1921 for $8; at the peak of the second boom in 1980, the 1920 sold for $275 and the 1921 for $800. [34] The deluxe edition of R. S. Yeoman 's A Guide Book of United States Coins (2015) lists the 1920 at between $85 and $650 and the 1921 at between $170 and ...
The 1-cent drop-letter rate was also restored, and Post Office plans did not at first include a stamp for it; later, however, an essay for a 6-cent Franklin double-weight stamp was converted into a drop-letter value. Along with this 1¢ stamp, the post office initially issued only two additional denominations in the series of 1851: 3¢ and 12 ...
The Maine Centennial half dollar is a commemorative coin struck in 1920 by the United States Bureau of the Mint, in honor of the anniversary of Maine's admission to the Union on March 15, 1820. It was sculpted by Anthony de Francisci , following sketches by artist Harry Cochrane, from Monmouth, Maine .