The Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar, sometimes called the Fort Vancouver half dollar, is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1925. The coin was des
Fort vancouver half dollar commemorative obverse
Fort vancouver half dollar commemorative reverse
The coin's obverse depicts John McLoughlin.
Fort Vancouver in 1841
The Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar was struck in 1928 by the United States Bureau of the Mint in honor of the 150th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing in Hawaii, the first European to re
Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar
…and circumscribed roughness of the bust, while the reverse has too much scenery in the background, surrounded by too much lettering. This and the Hawaiian Sesquicentennial coin of 1928 prove that background scenery or geography ought to be omitted from commemorative half dollars". Only 50,000 of the authorized mintage of 300,000…
1928 50C Hawaiian
Special issue by the United States Post Office Department for the anniversary of Cook's arrival
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