½ Dollar (Cleveland Centennial / Great Lakes Exposition) obverse

United States

½ Dollar (Cleveland Centennial / Great Lakes Exposition)

United States · Silver

The coin

The story

The Cleveland / Great Lakes Exposition Half Dollar

In 1936 the United States was minting commemorative half dollars faster than anyone could collect them — and a few promoters were getting rich off it. The Cleveland half dollar is the one Congress used to put a stop to it.

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Designer

Brenda Putnam

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Era

Classic U.S. Commemoratives

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Metal: Silver

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