Pages related to: Half Dollar (50-Cent Piece)

Pilgrim Tercentennial Commemorative Coin Legislation

February 21, 2017 - PUBLIC—NO. 203—66TH CONGRESS H.R. 13227 May 12, 1920 An Act To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives...

Alabama Centennial Commemorative Coin Legislation

February 21, 2017 - PUBLIC—NO. 200—66TH CONGRESS H.R. 12824 May 10, 1920 An Act To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the State of Alabama into the Union. Be it enacted by the...

Maine Centennial Commemorative Coin Legislation

February 21, 2017 - PUBLIC—NO. 199—66TH CONGRESS H.R. 12460 May 10, 1920 An Act To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the State of Maine into the Union. Be it enacted by the...

Illinois Centennial Commemorative Coin Legislation

February 21, 2017 - PUBLIC—NO. 163—65TH CONGRESS H.R. 8764 June 1, 1918 An Act To authorize the coinage of fifty-cent pieces in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the State of Illinois into the Union. Be it enacted by the...

Columbian Exposition Commemorative Coin Legislation

February 21, 2017 - PUBLIC—NO. 203—52D CONGRESS August 5, 1892 An Act To aid in carrying out the act of Congress approved April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An act to provide for celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America...

Striking of Benjamin Franklin-Liberty Bell Half-Dollars

February 17, 2017 - Press Release April 15, 1948 Press Service No. S-697 Secretary Snyder announced today that the new Benjamin Franklin-Liberty Bell half dollars are now being struck at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, and will be supplied to Federal Reserve Banks and...

Details of New Half-Dollar Design with Benjamin Franklin’s Profile

February 17, 2017 - Press Release January 7, 1948 FOR RELEASE, MORNING NEWSPAPERS, Wednesday, January 7, 1948. Press Service No. S-589 One of this country’s beloved immortals, Benjamin Franklin, is being brought out of honored retirement to play a prominent new role in the...

Bill Providing for American Revolution Bicentennial Coin Design

February 9, 2017 - A BILL To provide a new coinage design and date emblematic of the bicentennial of the American Revolution for dollars and half-dollars. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,...

Brooks’ Statement Regarding Plans for National Bicentennial Coins

February 8, 2017 - Press Release March 5, 1973 FOR RELEASE 10:30 A.M., EST MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1973 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, made the following statement today: Desiring to involve all Americans in recognizing the importance of our nation’s Bicentennial in...

Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar

January 25, 2017 - The Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar was released in 1935 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the colony’s founding.