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Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial Half Dollar

Commemorative Coins
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1925 Lexington Concord Sesquicentennial Silver Half Dollar Obverse 1925 Lexington Concord Sesquicentennial Silver Half Dollar Obverse
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1925 Lexington Concord Sesquicentennial Silver Half Dollar Reverse 1925 Lexington Concord Sesquicentennial Silver Half Dollar Reverse
Year of Issue

1925

Authorizing Legislation

Public Law 68-43

Background

The Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial Half Dollar was released in 1925 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Recipient Organization

The United States Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial Commission delegated distribution to the Lexington Trust Company and the Concord National Bank. The coins were sold by banks, mostly in the New England area. 

Characteristics

The obverse design features a Minute Man.

The reverse features the old belfry at Lexington.

Obverse Inscriptions

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • PATRIOT HALF DOLLAR
  • CONCORD MINUTEMAN
  • IN GOD WE TRUST

Reverse Inscriptions

  • LEXINGTON-CONCORD SESQUICENTENNIAL
  • OLD BELFRY, LEXINGTON
  • 1775-1925

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