United States Sesquicentennial coinage
The United States Sesquicentennial coin issue consisted of a commemorative half dollar and quarter eagle (gold $2.50 piece) struck in 1926 at the Philadelphia Mint for the 150th anniversary of American independence. The obverse of the half dollar features portraits of the first president, George Washington, and the president in 1926, Calvin Coolidge, making it the only American coin to depict a president in his lifetime.
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United States Sesquicentennial coinage
The United States Sesquicentennial coin issue consisted of a commemorative half dollar and quarter eagle (gold $2.50 piece) struck in 1926 at the Philadelphia Mint for the 150th anniversary of American independence. The obverse of the half dollar features portraits of the first president, George Washington, and the president in 1926, Calvin Coolidge, making it the only American coin to depict a president in his lifetime.
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美国150周年纪念币（英语：United States Se ...... 用半美元纪念币背面的自由钟设计，但尚未看到新币面世便已辞世。
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* 90 % silver
* 10 % copper
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Sesquicentennial half dollar
Sesquicentennial quarter eagle
Description
The Bicentennial half dollar resembles the earlier quarter eagle.
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Sinnock's later Franklin half ...... torch from the quarter eagle.
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Mint marks
None. All pieces struck at Philadelphia Mint without mint mark.
Obverse Design
Jugate heads of George Washington and Calvin Coolidge
Liberty, bearing a scroll repr ...... on of Independence and a torch
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Obverse Designer
Modeled by John R. Sinnock from designs by John Frederick Lewis
Reverse Design
Independence Hall, with a rising sun behind it
The Liberty Bell
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Reverse Designer
John R. Sinnock
Modeled by John R. Sinnock from designs by John Frederick Lewis
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United States dollars
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The United States Sesquicenten ...... t a president in his lifetime.
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美国150周年纪念币（英语：United States Se ...... 用半美元纪念币背面的自由钟设计，但尚未看到新币面世便已辞世。
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United States Sesquicentennial coinage
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美国150周年纪念币
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