½ Dollar Maine Statehood Centennial

Features

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1920
Value	½ Dollar = 50 Cents (0.50 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	12.5 g
Diameter	30.6 mm
Thickness	2.15 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 18972 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 146 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Maine Centennial

Obverse

Seal of Maine

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HALF DOLLAR

Engraver: Anthony de Francisci

Anthony de Francisci was an Italian-American sculptor who designed a number of United States coins and medals. His most famous design was the Peace Dollar, which was first minted in 1921.

Reverse

A pine wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM
LIBERTY
MAINE CENTENNIAL
1820 1920
IN · GOD WE · TRUST

Translation:
Out of Many, One
Liberty
Maine Centennial
1820 1920
In God we Trust

Engraver: Anthony Di Francisci

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Comments

The Maine Centennial Half Dollar was authorized by Congress to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Maine's Statehood. At the time of release, there was a fair amount of criticism leveled at the design, which was based on the state arms.

The maximum authorized mintage for the coins was 100,000 pieces. Initially, the coins were intended to be issued into circulation at face value, but ultimately the coins were sold by the Maine Centennial Commission to the public for $1 each. The Philadelphia Mint produced 50,028 coins, with the unsold quantity retained by the Maine State Treasurer, rather than melted.

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 72 Lot 3051	Dec 21, 2022	XF	USD 65.35 (EUR 61.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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