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While the United States Mint facility in Denver struck 32,472,244 1983-D Kennedy Half Dollars, it was still uncommon to encounter a...
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The 1804 Draped Bust Dollar (often called the 1804 Dollar) is one of the most significant treasures in American numismatics. Initially...
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The 1951 Franklin Half Dollar Proof was a second-year Proof issue struck at the Philadelphia...
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Franklin Half Dollar Ends 156 Years of Liberty on American Coins
The Franklin Half Dollar was a silver half dollar coin produced...
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In August 1836, United States Mint Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht completed work on the new...
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While a collector wouldn't necessarily know this by how infrequently they are encountered in commerce,...
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A Humble Start for Quarter Eagle Coinage
The Mint Act of 1792 established the new federal mint and authorized the production of...
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The Coinage Act of 1965 removed silver entirely from dimes and quarters and modified the half dollar so that some silver...
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The 1918 Illinois Centennial Half Dollar is a classic U.S. commemorative coin issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the...
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The Franklin Half Dollar type replaced the Liberty Walking design of Adolph Weinman in 1948....
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By the early 1960s, worldwide silver consumption had reached levels too high for the United...
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The 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar was the last of the regular-strike silver-clad half dollars. Its release surprised collectors, as it was...
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The 1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and was intended to be a circulating coin. The coin...