Early Commemoratives

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    Early US Commemoratives

    Early U.S. Commemorative Half Dollars

    Minted in silver 1892 to 1954

    The U.S. Mint issued its first ever commemorative in 1892 at the World’s Fair in Chicago, a silver half dollar commemorating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas. U.S. commemoratives were often issued to raise funds for the construction of a monument or for preservation of an historic site, and were generally struck in tiny quantities by any standard. From 1892 to 1954, the U.S. Mint produced 48 different half dollar designs, the 1892 Isabella Quarter, and the 1900 Lafayette dollar, each struck in silver and each exquisitely designed. Start today to collect one of each type or collect the entire 144-coin series which would include all dates and mintmarks.

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    1905 Lewis & Clark $1.00 Commemorative Gold . . . . Choice About Uncirculated
    $595.00
    1926 $2.50 Sesqui-Centennial Gold . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $1,275.00
    Alabama Half 1921 . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $339.00
    Arkansas Half 1935 . . . . Gem BU+
    $219.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1946 . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $46.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1946-S . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $34.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1946-S . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $45.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1947 . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $45.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1950-S . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $36.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1950-S . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $46.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1951 . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $34.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1951 . . . . Choice BU+
    $49.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1951 . . . . Choice Uncirculated Toned
    $46.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1951 . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $54.00
    Booker T. Washington Half 1951 . . . . Gem Uncirculated Toned
    $75.00
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    Booker T. Washington Half 1951 . . . . NGC MS-64
    Sale price $49.88 Regular price $52.50
    Boone Half 1935/34 . . . . Superb Brilliant Uncirculated
    $349.00
    Boone Half 1936 . . . . Gem BU+
    $219.00
    Cleveland Half 1936 . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $149.00
    Cleveland Half 1936 . . . . Superb Uncirculated Toned
    $259.00
    Columbian Half 1892 . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $119.00
    Columbian Half 1892 . . . . Choice BU Prooflike Obverse
    $119.00
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . AU cleaned
    $16.00
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . AU plugged
    $14.00
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . Choice About Uncirculated
    $26.00
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    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    Sale price $77.00 Regular price $99.00
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . Extremely Fine
    $19.50
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . Select Brilliant Uncirculated
    $48.00
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . Select Uncirculated Toned
    $45.00
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . XF polished
    $16.00
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . XF rim hits
    $14.50
    Columbian Half 1893 . . . . XF/AU
    $22.00
    Elgin Half 1936 . . . . Superb Brilliant Uncirculated
    $329.00
    Ft. Vancouver Half 1936 . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $695.00
    Gettysburg Half 1936 . . . . PCGS MS-67
    $1,645.00
    Hawaii Half 1928 . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $2,950.00
    Hudson Half 1935 . . . . Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
    $859.00
    Isabella Quarter 1893 . . . . Choice BU+
    $649.00
    Lafayette Dollar 1900 . . . . Choice About Uncirculated
    $639.00
    Lafayette Dollar 1900 . . . . Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
    $1,485.00
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