Classic Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins
One of the lower mintage early commemorative coins that commands a premium across all grade levels is the 1935 Old Spanish Trail Half Dollar (Buy on eBay). Total distribution was only 10,008 coins, including the pieces struck for assay. The present issue was authorized to mark the 400th anniversary of the “Old Spanish Trail”, which […]
The issue commonly referred to as the San Diego Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was authorized to mark the California-Pacific International Exposition. The commemorative coins were first issued in 1935 struck at the San Francisco Mint, and later in 1936 struck at the Denver Mint. The obverse design was based on elements of the California […]
The Hudson Sesquicentennial Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was issued to celebrate the 150th anniversary of a small community in New York, named for the famous explorer Henry Hudson. The issue became another source of controversy after seemingly few of the coins were offered for sale directly to the public. Hudson, New York had just […]
Commemorative coins were authorized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the admission of Arkansas into the Union. The Arkansas Centennial Half Dollars (Buy on eBay) ended up being issued during five separate years, across three different mints. The coins became controversial due to the stream of variations created specifically to market to collectors, as well […]
A commemorative coin issue was approved to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the colony of Connecticut. The design for the 1935 Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) would be quite striking art Deco representations of an oak tree and bald eagle. The famous Charter Oak appears on what is usually considered […]