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1920, United States. Silver
1920, United States. Silver
1920, United States. Silver

1920, United States. Silver "Piligrim" Half Dollar (50 Cents) Coin. NGC AU-58!

$ 126.19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Certification: NGC
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • KM Number: 147.1.
  • Mint Location: Philadelphia
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Grade: AU 58
  • Composition: Silver
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Year: 1920
  • Denomination: 50C
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

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    1920, United States.  Silver "Piligrim" Half Dollar (50 Cents) Coin. NGC AU-58!
    Mint Year: 1920
    Reference: KM-147.1.
    Mintage: 152,000 pcs.
    Mint Place: Philadelphia
    Designer:
    Cyrus E. Dallin
    Denomination: Half Dollar ("
    Pilgrim Tercentenary
    ")
    Condition:
    Certified and graded by NGC as AU-58 (
    very nice details and minimal wear for the grade!
    )
    Material: Silver (.900)
    Weight: 12.32gm
    Diameter: 30mm
    Obverse:
    Figure of William Bradford left; holding books. Motto ("IN GOD WE TRUST") in right field.
    Legend: UNITED . STATES . OF . AMERICA * PILGRIM . HALF . DOLLAR *
    Reverse:
    The Mayflower ship sailing left. Anniversary dates below.
    Legend: PILGRIM . TERCENTENARY . CELEBRATION * 1620 - 1920 *
    Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed.
    Bid with confidence!
    The
    Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar
    or
    Pilgrim half dollar
    was a commemorative fifty-cent coin struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1920 and 1921 to mark the 300th anniversary (tercentenary) of the arrival of the Pilgrims in North America. It was designed by Cyrus E. Dallin.
    Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Walsh was involved in joint federal and state efforts to mark the anniversary. He saw a reference to a proposed Maine Centennial half dollar and realized that a coin could be issued for the Pilgrim anniversary in support of the observances at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The bill moved quickly through the legislative process and became the Act of May 12, 1920 with the signature of President Woodrow Wilson.
    Sculptor James Earle Fraser criticized some aspects of the design, but the Treasury approved it   anyway. After a promising start, sales tailed off, and tens of thousands   of coins from each year were returned to the Philadelphia Mint for melting. Numismatist Q. David Bowers has cited the fact that the coins were struck in a second year as the   start of a trend to force collectors to buy more than one piece in order   to have a complete set.
    Only 1$ shipping for each additional coin purchased!