½ Dollar (Hawaiian Sesquicentennial)

The 1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial Half Dollar

In 1928 the U.S. Mint struck just 10,008 of these half dollars — fewer than any other classic commemorative design. They were priced at $2 apiece, twice what any commemorative half had ever cost, and Hawaii sold out anyway. A coin most Americans never had the chance to buy is now one of the great prizes of the series.