List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1910s)

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1915

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Panama Pacific Exposition half dollar Liberty in front of San Francisco's Golden Gate Eagle perched on a shield 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized:

200,000 (max)

Pattern:[1]

4 (S) (silver)
2 (S) (gold)
4 (S) (copper)

Uncirculated:

Only 27,134 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 30 coins were for assay. S[2]

1915
$1 Panama Pacific Exposition dollar Panama Canal laborer wearing a cap Dolphins 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized:

25,000 (max)

Pattern:[3]

2 feature a plain edge, the rest feature the standard reeded edge (S) (gold)
2 (S) (silver)

Uncirculated:

Only 15,034 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 34 coins were for assay. S[4]

1915
$2.50 Panama Pacific Exposition quarter eagle Columbia riding a hippocampus Eagle 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized:

10,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

Only 6,749 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 17 coins were for assay. S[5]

1915
$50 Panama Pacific Exposition half union

(round)

Minerva Owl 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized:

1,500 (max)

Uncirculated:

Only 483 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 10 coins were for assay. A silver experimental piece lacking a mint mark is rumored to exist. S[6]

1915
$50 Panama Pacific Exposition half union

(octagonal)

Minerva Owl 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized:

1,500 (max)

Uncirculated:

Only 645 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 9 coins were for assay. A silver experimental piece lacking a mint mark is rumored to exist. S[6]

1915

1916

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$1 McKinley Birthplace Memorial dollar William McKinley National McKinley Birthplace Memorial 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized:

100,000 (max 1916-1917 total)

Pattern:[7]

1 (P) (nickel)

Uncirculated:

Only 9,977 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 26 coins were melted (P)[8]

1916

1917

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$1 McKinley Birthplace Memorial dollar William McKinley National McKinley Birthplace Memorial 90% Au, 10% Cu Uncirculated:

An unknown number of unsold coins were melted. The additional 14 coins were for assay. (P)[9]

1917

1918

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Illinois Centennial half dollar Abraham Lincoln Eagle with a shield and a ribbon 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized:

100,000 (max)

Pattern:[10]

2 copper, 1 nickel, 1 white metal (P)

Uncirculated:

The additional 58 coins were for assay. (P)[11]

1918

References

  1. ^ "J1960/P2031". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 18)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  3. ^ "J1967/P2034". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. ^ "1915 Panama Pacific Exposition Gold Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  5. ^ "1915 Panama Pacific Exposition Quarter Eagle Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  6. ^ a b "1915 Panama Pacific Exposition $50 Gold Coin Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  7. ^ "J2001/P2061". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  8. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 20)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  9. ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 21)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  10. ^ "J2005/P2062". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  11. ^ "1918 Illinois Centennial Lincoln Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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