90% Silver Colombian Exposition Half Dollar - 1892-1893 Circulated

AMERICA'S FIRST COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLAR

 

COLOMBIAN EXPOSITION 1892/1893 - INVIDUALLY OR IN ROLLS OF 20

 

The Great American Coin Company is pleased to offer our clients the opportunity to purchase circulated America's first commemorative half dollar - 90% silver Columbian Exposition.

 

The Great American Coin Company is honored to offer one of the most collectible United States coins ever minted - Columbian Exposition Half Dollar

 

This amazing piece of United States history was minted in the years 1892 and 1893 to raise funds for the World's Columbian Exposition held in 1893, as well as to commemorate the quadricentennial of the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Americas.

 

The coin was designed by Charles E Barber - Chief Engraver or the United States Mint. The design features the obverse of the coin depicting a bust of Columbus based on a bust by Olin Levi Warner, while the reverse shows an image of the Santa Maria above the Eastern and Westerns hemispheres of the earth.

 

These coins consist of genuine 90% silver, and are guaranteed to be genuine.

 

All coins are random and will be from any date either 1892 or 1893 and will be circulated.

• Bullion Manufacturer -United States Mint
• Bullion Type -Coin
• Bullion Weight -0.3617 troy oz
• Coin Grade -Circulated
• Coin Type -Commemorative
• Date -1892 - 1893
• Dates Minted -1892 - 1893
• Denomination -50C
• Diameter -30.6 mm
• Thickness -2.15 mm
• Edge -Reeded
• Fineness -0.999
• Mint Mark -P
• Obverse Designer -Charles E Barber
• Reverse Designer -George T. Morgan