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The Civil War Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–379) authorized the production of three coins, a clad half dollar, a silver dollar, and a gold half eagle, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the protection of Civil War battlefields.
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Obverse Reverse 25¢ Massachusetts quarter: George Washington: The Minuteman statue, state outline Caption: "The Bay State" Circulation: 628,600,000 P 535,184,000 D. Proof: 4,020,172 S (clad) 965,421 S (silver) 25¢ Maryland quarter George Washington Dome of the Maryland State House, white oak (state ...
In 1925, a commemorative 50-cent coin was released that showed Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Money raised from the sale of the coins was combined with money raised by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association in order to fund the carving of a Confederate monument at Stone Mountain. [6]
Civil War-era coins made big headlines over the summer when a Kentucky man unearthed hundreds of lost gold coins and became about $2 million richer because of it. His discovery, made in a ...
The Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act (Pub. L. 109–285 (text)) authorized the production of a commemorative silver dollar to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, and one of the country's greatest leaders, guiding the nation through the tumultuous American Civil War.
The coins were offered as separate lots by Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's auctioneers on 11 December. Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook , on X , or on Instagram . Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews ...
The star coins were struck first, and then the star was removed from the dies. [31] On April 15, Nichols wrote to the new Mint Director, Frank E. Scobey, stating that his commission had put the coins on sale, with the gold selling for $3.50 with star and $3 without, and the silver for $1.50 with star and $1 without. Because there were so many ...
The nation's silver redundancy lasted until 1862, when the pinch of the Civil War caused coins to disappear from circulation. [3] Ultimately, the Act achieved what it set out to do and cured the nation's silver shortage. By reducing silver, small coinage reached a level where it could once again circulate in private transactions.