List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1920s)
1920
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Maine Centennial half dollar | Arms of Maine | Pine wreath | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
100,000 (max) Uncirculated: |
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50¢ | Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar | Governor William Bradford | The Mayflower | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
300,000 (max 1920-1921 total) Uncirculated: Only 152,112 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 112 coins were for assay. (P)[2] |
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1921
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar | Governor William Bradford, 1921 in field | The Mayflower | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 20,053 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 53 coins were for assay. (P)[3] |
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50¢ | Missouri Centennial half dollar | Daniel Boone | Boone with a Native American | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
250,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 10,428 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 28 coins were for assay. (P)[4] |
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50¢ | Missouri Centennial half dollar
(2*4 variety) |
Daniel Boone, 2*4 in field | Boone with a Native American | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 9,400 were sold, the rest were melted. (P)[5] |
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50¢ | Alabama Centennial half dollar | Thomas Kilby and William Bibb | Adaptation of the State Seal of Alabama | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
100,000 (max) Uncirculated: Some sources claim 64,038 were minted. The additional 30 coins were for assay. (P)[6] |
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50¢ | Alabama Centennial half dollar
(2X2 variety) |
Thomas Kilby and William Bibb, 2X2 in field | Adaptation of the State Seal of Alabama | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
The additional 14 coins were for assay. (P)[6] |
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1922
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Grant Memorial half dollar
(no star) |
Ulysses S. Grant | Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
250,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 67,405 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 55 coins were for assay. (P)[7] |
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50¢ | Grant Memorial half dollar
(star) |
Ulysses S. Grant, star between AMERICA and GRANT | Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 4,256 were sold, the rest were melted. (P)[8] |
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$1 | Grant Memorial dollar
(no star) |
Ulysses S. Grant | Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant | 90% Au, 10% Cu | Authorized:
10,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 16 coins were for assay. (P)[9] |
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$1 | Grant Memorial dollar
(star) |
Ulysses S. Grant, star between AMERICA and GRANT | Birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant | 90% Au, 10% Cu | Pattern:[10]
1 (P) (brass or bronze) Uncirculated: The additional 16 coins were for assay. A white metal experimental piece is rumored to exist. (P)[11] |
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1923
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar | Conjoined heads of former presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams | Stylized figures representing North and South America touch at the Panama Canal | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
300,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 77 coins were for assay. A copper experimental piece is rumored to exist. S[12] |
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1924
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Huguenot-Walloon half dollar | Gaspard de Coligny and William the Silent | Nieuw Nederlandt | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
300,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 80 coins were for assay. (P)[13] |
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1925
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar | The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts | Old Belfry in Lexington, Massachusetts | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
300,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 162,013 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 99 coins were for assay. (P)[14] |
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50¢ | Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar | Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson | Eagle perched on a mountain crag; inscription to the bravery of the soldiers of the South | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
5,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 1,314,709 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 4,709 coins were for assay. (P)[15] |
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50¢ | California Diamond Jubilee half dollar | A Forty-Niner panning for gold | Grizzly bear | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
300,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 86,594 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 200 coins were for assay. An experimental piece lacking a mint mark is rumored to exist. S[16] |
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50¢ | Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar | John McLoughlin | Frontiersman with Mount Hood in background | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
300,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 14,994 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 28 coins were for assay. The coins were supposed to have a mint mark, but it was omitted in error.[17] |
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Medals
Medal | Obverse design | Reverse design | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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Norse-American medal
(gold) |
Viking warrior | Viking longship | Proof:
Only 53 were sold, the rest were melted. (P)[18] |
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Norse-American medal
(silver) |
Viking warrior | Viking longship | Uncirculated:
6,000 (P) (thin) |
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Norse-American medal
(silver-plated bronze) |
Viking warrior | Viking longship | Uncirculated:
est. 60-75 (P)[20] |
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1926
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | United States Sesquicentennial half dollar | George Washington and Calvin Coolidge | Liberty Bell | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 141,120 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 528 coins were for assay. (P)[21] |
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$2.50 | United States Sesquicentennial quarter eagle | Liberty, bearing a scroll representing the United States Declaration of Independence and a torch | Independence Hall, with sunlight behind it | 90% Au, 10% Cu | Authorized:
200,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 46,019 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 226 coins were for assay. (P)[22] |
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50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
6,000,000 (max 1926–1939 total) Uncirculated: 75 defective coins were melted. The additional 30 coins were for assay. (P) |
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1927
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Vermont Sesquicentennial half dollar | Ira Allen | Cougar | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
40,000 (max) Uncirculated: Only 28,142 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 34 coins were for assay. (P)[24] |
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1928
Non-circulating coins
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar | Native American standing in front of a US map | Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
Only 6,028 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 28 coins were for assay. (P)[25] |
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50¢ | Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar | Captain James Cook | A Hawaiian chieftain with extended arm; Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head in background | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
10,000 (max) Uncirculated: The additional 8 coins were for assay. (P) Proof: 50 (P)[26] |
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References
- ^ "1920 Maine Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1920-1921 Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1920-1921 Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 30)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "1921 Missouri Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ a b "1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 34)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "1922 Grant Memorial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1922 Grant Memorial Gold Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "J2025/P2066". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 23)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ Aĭtbaeva, null (1975). "[Ultrasonic test in evaluation of the function of the Eustachian tube]". Zdravookhranenie Kirgizii (4): 35–37. ISSN 0132-8867. PMID 1924.
- ^ "1925 Lexington Concord Sesquicentennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1925 Stone Mountain Memorial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1925 California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 44)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "Norse Medal Matte Gold (Proof) Norse Medal - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Norse Medal Thick (Regular Strike) Norse Medal - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ Swiatek, pp. 168–169.
- ^ "1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Quarter Eagle Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 58)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "1927 Vermont Sesquicentennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1926-1939 Oregon Trail Memorial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
Bibliography
- Swiatek, Anthony (2012). Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States. Chicago: KWS Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9817736-7-4.