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  2. Columbian half dollar - Wikipedia

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    The Columbian half dollar is a coin issued by the Bureau of the Mint in 1892 and 1893. The first traditional United States commemorative coin, it was issued both to raise funds for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and to mark the quadricentennial of the first voyage to the Americas of Christopher Columbus, whose portrait it bears.

  3. United States commemorative coins - Wikipedia

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    Most standard US commemorative coin lists begin with the 1892 Columbian half dollar commemorating the 400th anniversary of Columbus' voyage to America. The following year, the Columbian Exposition quarter dollar featuring Queen Isabella of Spain was issued. [4] In 1915, the mint issued the Panama–Pacific half union, which

  4. List of United States commemorative coins and medals before 1900

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    Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Columbian half dollar: Christopher Columbus: Port view of the Santa María above two hemispheres flanked by the date 1492 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized: 5,000,000 (max 1892-1893 total) Uncirculated: 950,000 (P) 1892 [2]

  5. Half dollar (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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    The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.

  6. 13 Franklin Half Dollars That Have Values From $14K to Nearly ...

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    1961 Proof DDR Franklin Half Dollar: $14,400. 1963 Full Bell Line Franklin Half Dollar: $85,188. 1953-S Full Bell Line Franklin Half Dollar: $69,000. 1958 Full Bell Line Franklin Half Dollar ...

  7. United States half dollar mintage figures - Wikipedia

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    Barber half dollar, 1892–1915 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [41] Comments 1892 (P) ... Franklin half dollars, 1948-1963 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [45] Comments 1948

  8. United States Mint coin sizes - Wikipedia

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    Dimes, quarters and half dollars are also struck in 90% silver for special annual collector's sets. The silver-colored Susan B. Anthony dollar was replaced with gold-colored Sacagawea dollar in 2000 and Presidential Dollars 2007-2016; though the composition changed, the coin's size and weight remain the same.

  9. United States Mint coin production - Wikipedia

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    This table represents the mintage figures of circulating coins produced by the United States Mint since 1887. This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion coins.