User:ZLEA/sandbox/List of United States commemorative coins (1800s)
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1848
editCirculating commemorative coins
editCommemoration | Coin | Face value | Images | Description | Mintage | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse design | Reverse design | Edge | Diameter | Composition | ||||
California Gold Rush | "CAL" Liberty quarter eagle[note 1][2] | $2.50 | Bust of Liberty, surrounded by 13 stars | Bald eagle grasping olive branch and three arrows with a shield at its chest and "CAL." above its head | Reeded | 18 mm | 90% Au 10% Cu |
Uncirculated:[3]
1,389 (P) |
1892
editTraditional commemorative coins
editCommemoration | Coin | Face value | Images | Description | Mintage | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse design | Reverse design | Edge | Diameter | Composition | ||||
Quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas | Columbian half dollar[4] | 50¢ | Portrait of Christopher Columbus | Port view of the Santa María above two hemispheres flanked by the split date 1492 | Reeded | 30.61 mm | 90% Ag 10% Cu |
Authorized:[4]
5,000,000 (max 1892-1893 total) Uncirculated:[5] 950,000 (P) 100 or 103 (P) |
1893
editTraditional commemorative coins
editCommemoration | Coin | Face value | Images | Description | Mintage | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obverse | Reverse | Obverse design | Reverse design | Edge | Diameter | Composition | |||||
Quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas | Columbian Exposition coins | Isabella quarter[8] | 25¢ | Profile of a young Isabella I of Castile | Kneeling female with distaff and spindle, symbolizing women's industry | Reeded | 24.3 mm | 90% Ag 10% Cu |
Authorized:[8]
40,000 (max) Uncirculated:[9] 40,023 (P) Proof:[10] 103 (P) | ||
Columbian half dollar[4] | 50¢ | Portrait of Christopher Columbus | Port view of the Santa María above two hemispheres flanked by the split date 1492 | Reeded | 30.61 mm | 90% Ag 10% Cu |
Uncirculated:[11]
4,052,105 (P) Proof:[12] 5 (P) |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "1848 "cal." $2.5 MS Liberty Head $2.50 | NGC". www.ngccoin.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 1)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "1848 "CAL" Liberty Quarter Eagle". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ a b c "1892-1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "1892 50C Columbian (Regular Strike) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 3)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "1892 50C Columbian (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ a b "1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 10)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "1893 25C Isabella (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 7)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "1893 50C Columbian (Proof) Silver Commemorative - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-08-28.