List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1940s)
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1946[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Iowa Centennial half dollar | Old Stone Capitol | Eagle | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
100,000 (max) Uncirculated: |
1946, 1996, 2046 | ![]() |
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50¢ | Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar | Booker T. Washington | Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
5,000,000 (max 1946–1951 total) Uncirculated: |
1946 | ![]() |
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1947[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar | Booker T. Washington | Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
100,017 (P) |
1947 | ![]() |
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50¢ | Wisconsin Statehood half dollar
(vetoed) |
Unknown | Unknown | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted | Never available |
1948[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar | Booker T. Washington | Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
12,004 (P) |
1948 | ![]() |
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50¢ | Minnesota Territorial Centennial half dollar
(cancelled) |
Unknown | Unknown | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted | Never available |
1949[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50¢ | Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar | Booker T. Washington | Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
12,004 (P) |
1949 | ![]() |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1946 Iowa Centennial Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 170)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ a b "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 171)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 172)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-05.