United States
½ Dollar (Columbia Sesquicentennial)
United States · Silver
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The Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial Half Dollar
In 1936 a city built from scratch on the banks of the Congaree turned 150, and it minted a coin to mark it. Fewer than 9,007 came out of any one mint, every piece sold, and the matched three-coin set has chased collectors ever since.
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