United States

½ Dollar (Long Island)

United States · Silver

The coin

The story

The Long Island Half Dollar: a son's coin, and a party that ended before it arrived

A committee on Long Island wanted a coin for their 300th birthday. They handed the design to the son of the man who made the Walking Liberty half dollar — then started so late that the coins reached the public after the celebration was over.

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Designer

howard-kenneth-weinman

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Era

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Metal: Silver

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