Countdown to America's 250th Anniversary 
Laura Gardin Fraser
Obverse & Reverse
Grant Memorial Half Dollar
1922 Grant Commemorative Silver Half Dollar Obverse
1922 Grant Commemorative Silver Half Dollar Reverse
Background
The Grant Memorial Half Dollar was released in 1922 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of General Ulysses S. Grant's birth.
Recipient Organization
The legislation stated that coins were to be minted "for the purpose of aiding in defraying the cost of erecting a community building in the village of Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, and a like building in the village of Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, as a memorial to Ulysses S. Grant, late President of the United States, and for the purpose of constructing a highway five miles in length from New Richmond, Ohio, to Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, the place of birth of Ulysses S. Grant, to be known as the Grant Memorial Road . . ."
Characteristics
The obverse design features a strong profile portrait of General Grant.
The reverse features a sketch of the historic log cabin in which Grant was born.
Obverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- HALF DOLLAR
- ULYSSES S. GRANT
- 1822-1922
Reverse Inscriptions
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- E PLURIBUS UNUM