Classic Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins
Amidst the proliferation of different Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar coins issued, a separate version with a new obverse design was issued in 1936. This was made possible through the passage of separate legislation authorizing the issuance of one new design with a maximum mintage of 50,000 pieces. The resulting 1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar (Buy on […]
The commemorative coin most commonly referred to as the 1936 Rhode Island Tercentenary Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was actually issued to mark the 300th anniversary of the founding of Providence by Roger Williams. The maximum authorized mintage was 50,000 pieces, of which the entire amount was produced across three mint facilities and distributed to […]
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 […]