½ Dollar 75th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam
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Features
| Issuer |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
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| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1937 |
| Value | ½ Dollar = 50 Cents (½ USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Srebro (.900) |
| Weight | 12.50 g |
| Diameter | 30.60 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 79014 |
| References | PCGS# 9229 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , Greysheet# 10223Greysheet (https://www.greysheet.com/coin-prices) , KM# 190 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
75. rocznica bitwy pod Antietam
Obverse
(en) General Robert Edward Lee and General George Brinton McClellan facing left.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
★ ★ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ★ ★ ★
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
·GEN·GEORGE·B·MC·CLELLAN·
·GEN·ROBERT·E·LEE·
HALF DOLLAR
Engraver: William Marks Simpson
Reverse
(en) The Burnside Bridge, which was an important tactical objective of the battle.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
· SEVENTY · FIFTH · ANNIVERSARY · BATTLE · OF · ANTIETAM ·
· E · PLURIBUS · UNUM ·
· THE · BURNSIDE · BRIDGE ·
· SEPTEMBER 171862 ·
1937
Engraver: William Marks Simpson
Edge
Trzcina
Mint
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)Comments
(en) A commemorative half dollar was issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, during which General McClellan thwarted General Lee’s invasion of Maryland. This followed a separate coin recently issued for the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The designs for the coin were created by William Marks Simpson, who had also designed the recent commemorative issues for the Norfolk and Roanoke Island. All of these coins include an unusually large number of inscriptions.
A maximum of 50,000 pieces was authorized to be produced. The entire number was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and sent to the Washington County Historical Society, which offered the 1937 Antietam Half Dollars for $1.65 each. The general market for commemorative coins had declined by this time and sales were slow. Eventually, 32,000 pieces were returned to the mint for melting. Of the three Civil War-themed early commemoratives (Stone Mountain, Gettysburg, and Antietam), the final issue had the lowest mintage.
Authorization: Public Law 75-160
The designs for the coin were created by William Marks Simpson, who had also designed the recent commemorative issues for the Norfolk and Roanoke Island. All of these coins include an unusually large number of inscriptions.
A maximum of 50,000 pieces was authorized to be produced. The entire number was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and sent to the Washington County Historical Society, which offered the 1937 Antietam Half Dollars for $1.65 each. The general market for commemorative coins had declined by this time and sales were slow. Eventually, 32,000 pieces were returned to the mint for melting. Of the three Civil War-themed early commemoratives (Stone Mountain, Gettysburg, and Antietam), the final issue had the lowest mintage.
Authorization: Public Law 75-160
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1937 | 18 028 | $ 610 | (en) Philadelphia | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 74
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Bullion value: USD 24.52
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Actual srebro weight: 0.362 oz
Current srebro price: 67.80 USD/oz (see silver price 
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