Country | United States |
---|---|
Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
Year | 1976 |
Value | 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (0.50 USD) |
Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
Composition | Copper-nickel plated copper |
Weight | 11.34 g |
Diameter | 30.61 mm |
Thickness | 2.15 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
References |
KM#
205,
|
Bicentenary of the United States Declaration of Independence 1776-1976
John Fitzgerald Kennedy facing left
Lettering:
LIBERTY
GR
IN GOD WE TRUST
D
1776 - 1976
Independence Hall
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
200 E
YEARS OF PLURIBUS
FREEDOM UNUM
SGH
INDEPENDENCE HALL
HALF DOLLAR
Translation:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
200 OUT
YEARS OF OF MANY
FREEDOM ONE
SGH
INDEPENDENCE HALL
HALF DOLLAR
Engraver: Seth Huntington
Reeded (150 reeds)
United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
D | United States Mint, Denver, United States (1906-date) |
S | United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
The American Revolution began in 1776, and this coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the U.S.' independence in 1976 (also known as the American Bicentennial), a widely celebrated event. All quarter dollars, half dollars, and dollars were struck with a special obverse for during 1975 and 1976, and were the first of America's "modern" circulating commemoratives, and are currently also the only circulating commemoratives to not to be part of a long multi-year series, then followed by the state quarters.
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Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | 234,308,000 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.81 | 2.30 | 1.97 | 64% | |||
1976 D | 287,565,248 | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.91 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 1.97 | 57% | |||
1976 S | 7,059,099 | 2.90 | 4.47 | 10% | Proof |
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