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About This Series

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Silver Commemoratives (1892–1954) series of Commemoratives in the U.S. Coins contains 226 distinct entries with CPG® values between $31.21 and $683,521.25.
The classic commemorative coin era in the United States spans from 1892 through 1954 and both began and ended with the production of special silver half dollars. The first commemorative coin the United States Mint ever released was the 1892 World's Columbian Exposition half dollar marking the arrival of the grand event in Chicago that drew millions of people from all over the world. Production of the Columbian half dollar was continued into 1893 and also complemented with the appearance of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Isabella quarter, featuring Queen Isabella I of Spain. The next commemorative issue was the 1900 Lafayette dollar featuring on its obverse a jugate bust of George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette, with proceeds from the sale of the dollar (sold for $2 each) going to the Lafayette Memorial Commission to erect a statue in Paris as a gift from the American people.

Following a brief hiatus in the production of silver commemoratives came a bevy of half dollars, beginning in 1915 with the issuance of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition commemoratives. The US commemorative program produced a flurry of issues during the 1920s and especially the 1930s, with as many as 20 distinct commemorative half dollars issued in 1936 alone. Claims of financial abuses concerning proceeds from the sale of the commemorative half dollars brought this colorful chapter of United States numismatics to an end in 1954, with the release of the last George Washington Carver/Booker T. Washington commemorative half dollars. Many silver commemoratives are common and readily obtainable in gem grades, with a few exceptions. These include the relatively scarce 1915 Panama-Pacific, 1922 Grant Memorial with Star, 1925 Fort Vancouver, 1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial, 1935 Hudson (New York) Sesquicentennial, and 1935 Old Spanish Trail, 1936 Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary, 1936 Norfolk (Virginia), 1937 Battle of Antietam Anniversary, and 1938 New Rochelle (New York) 250th Anniversary half dollars. The 1900 Lafayette silver dollar is scarce across the board with uncirculated specimens easily ranging into four-figure territory or higher.

Catalog Detail

  Silver Commemoratives (1892–1954) Value Range Favorite
Silver Commemoratives (1892–1954) Value Range  
Arkansas 50c MS Type Coin
$72.00
-
$20,000
$72.00 - $20,000
Boone Bicentennial 50c MS Type Coin
$100.00
-
$6,600
$100.00 - $6,600
Oregon Trail Memorial 50c MS Type Coin
$110.00
-
$36,000
$110.00 - $36,000
Texas 50c MS Type Coin
$108.00
-
$31,200
$108.00 - $31,200
Booker T. Washington Memorial 50c MS Type Coin
$31.21
-
$3,300
$31.21 - $3,300
Washington-Carver 50c MS Type Coin
$31.21
-
$840
$31.21 - $840
1893 25c Isabella MS
$190.00
-
$52,000
$190.00 - $52,000
1893 25c Isabella MS PL
$400
-
$14,400
$400 - $14,400
1900 $1 Lafayette MS
$360
-
$80,000
$360 - $80,000
1900 $1 Lafayette, DuVall-1A MS
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1900 $1 Lafayette, DuVall-1B MS
-
 
1900 $1 Lafayette, DuVall-2C MS
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1900 $1 Lafayette, DuVall-3D MS
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1900 $1 Lafayette, DuVall-4E MS
-
 

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1921 50c Alabama MS
$90.00
-
$20,250
$90.00 - $20,250
1921 50c Alabama, 2x2 MS
$150.00
-
$14,500
$150.00 - $14,500
1936 50c Albany MS
$160.00
-
$16,100
$160.00 - $16,100
1937 50c Antietam MS
$405
-
$35,000
$405 - $35,000
1935 50c Arkansas MS
$72.00
-
$1,800
$72.00 - $1,800
1935-D 50c Arkansas MS
$72.00
-
$24,000
$72.00 - $24,000
1935-S 50c Arkansas MS
$72.00
-
$1,100
$72.00 - $1,100
1936 50c Arkansas MS
$72.00
-
$1,620
$72.00 - $1,620
1936-D 50c Arkansas MS
$72.00
-
$20,000
$72.00 - $20,000
1936-S 50c Arkansas MS
$72.00
-
$1,800
$72.00 - $1,800
1937 50c Arkansas MS
$87.00
-
$2,500
$87.00 - $2,500
1937-D 50c Arkansas MS
$87.00
-
$30,000
$87.00 - $30,000
1937-S 50c Arkansas MS
$87.00
-
$20,000
$87.00 - $20,000
1938 50c Arkansas MS
$107.00
-
$2,750
$107.00 - $2,750
1938-D 50c Arkansas MS
-
$2,990
$2,990

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1938-S 50c Arkansas MS
$107.00
-
$7,500
$107.00 - $7,500
1939 50c Arkansas MS
$180.00
-
$10,350
$180.00 - $10,350
1939-D 50c Arkansas MS
$180.00
-
$33,000
$180.00 - $33,000
1939-S 50c Arkansas MS
$190.00
-
$4,400
$190.00 - $4,400
1936-S 50c Bay Bridge MS
$110.00
-
$17,250
$110.00 - $17,250
1934 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$14,375
$100.00 - $14,375
1935 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$7,475
$100.00 - $7,475
1935 50c Boone, DDO, FS-101 MS
$100.00
-
$965
$100.00 - $965
1935-D 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$1,495
$100.00 - $1,495
1935-S 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$15,525
$100.00 - $15,525
1935/34 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$18,000
$100.00 - $18,000
1935/34-D 50c Boone MS
$200.00
-
$7,500
$200.00 - $7,500
1935/34-S 50c Boone MS
$225.00
-
$11,500
$225.00 - $11,500
1936 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$6,600
$100.00 - $6,600
1936-D 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$1,200
$100.00 - $1,200
1936-S 50c Boone MS
$100.00
-
$9,000
$100.00 - $9,000

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1937 50c Boone MS
$115.00
-
$9,000
$115.00 - $9,000
1937-D 50c Boone MS
$190.00
-
$10,500
$190.00 - $10,500
1937-S 50c Boone MS
$190.00
-
$6,600
$190.00 - $6,600
1937-S 50c Boone MS PL
$285
-
$3,360
$285 - $3,360
1938 50c Boone MS
$250.00
-
$12,000
$250.00 - $12,000
1938-D 50c Boone MS
$250.00
-
$6,600
$250.00 - $6,600
1938-S 50c Boone MS
$250.00
-
$14,000
$250.00 - $14,000
1938-S 50c Boone MS PL
-
 
1936 50c Bridgeport MS
$100.00
-
$1,000
$100.00 - $1,000
1925-S 50c California Jubilee MS
$115.00
-
$11,500
$115.00 - $11,500
1936 50c Cincinnati Music Center MS
$235.00
-
$1,200
$235.00 - $1,200
1936-D 50c Cincinnati Music Center MS
$235.00
-
$23,000
$235.00 - $23,000
1936-S 50c Cincinnati Music Center MS
$235.00
-
$5,250
$235.00 - $5,250
1936 50c Cleveland - Great Lakes Expo MS
$70.00
-
$25,000
$70.00 - $25,000
1936 50c Columbia MS
$145.00
-
$8,500
$145.00 - $8,500
1936-D 50c Columbia MS
$145.00
-
$3,900
$145.00 - $3,900
1936-S 50c Columbia MS
$145.00
-
$4,300
$145.00 - $4,300

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1892 50c Columbian Exposition MS
$33.21
-
$21,600
$33.21 - $21,600
1892 50c Columbian Exposition MS PL
$100.00
-
$2,400
$100.00 - $2,400
1892 50c Columbian Exposition MS DMPL
$2,500
-
$3,000
$2,500 - $3,000
1892 50c Columbian Exposition, RPD, FS-301 MS
$36.71
-
$1,000
$36.71 - $1,000
1892 50c Columbian Exposition, RPD, FS-302 MS
$40.45
-
$960
$40.45 - $960
1892 50c Columbian Exposition, RPD, FS-303 MS
$36.71
-
$900
$36.71 - $900
1893 50c Columbian Exposition MS
$33.21
-
$12,000
$33.21 - $12,000
1893 50c Columbian Exposition MS PL
$90.00
-
$2,400
$90.00 - $2,400
1893 50c Columbian Exposition, RPD, FS-301 MS
$38.71
-
$1,025
$38.71 - $1,025
1935 50c Connecticut MS
$174.00
-
$14,400
$174.00 - $14,400
1936 50c Delaware MS
$170.00
-
$9,000
$170.00 - $9,000
1936 50c Delaware MS PL
-
 
1936 50c Elgin MS
$125.00
-
$20,000
$125.00 - $20,000
1936 50c Gettysburg MS
$370
-
$38,400
$370 - $38,400
1922 50c Grant Memorial, without Star MS
$90.00
-
$25,300
$90.00 - $25,300
1922 50c Grant Memorial, with Star MS
$650
-
$50,000
$650 - $50,000
1928 50c Hawaiian MS
$1,075
-
$79,200
$1,075 - $79,200
1935 50c Hudson MS
$525
-
$8,500
$525 - $8,500
1924 50c Huguenot-Walloon MS
$72.00
-
$12,000
$72.00 - $12,000
1946 50c Iowa MS
$65.00
-
$17,250
$65.00 - $17,250
1925 50c Lexington-Concord MS
$58.00
-
$40,250
$58.00 - $40,250
1918 50c Lincoln - Illinois MS
$110.00
-
$19,800
$110.00 - $19,800
1936 50c Long Island MS
$60.00
-
$5,500
$60.00 - $5,500

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1936 50c Lynchburg MS
$130.00
-
$9,200
$130.00 - $9,200
1920 50c Maine MS
$88.00
-
$12,000
$88.00 - $12,000
1934 50c Maryland MS
$105.00
-
$13,200
$105.00 - $13,200
1921 50c Missouri MS
$260
-
$16,000
$260 - $16,000
1921 50c Missouri, 2x4 MS
$400
-
$48,000
$400 - $48,000
1923-S 50c Monroe Doctrine MS
$32.00
-
$41,400
$32.00 - $41,400
1938 50c New Rochelle MS
$185.00
-
$5,500
$185.00 - $5,500
1938 50c New Rochelle MS PL
$375
-
$7,800
$375 - $7,800
1936 50c Norfolk MS
$215.00
-
$12,000
$215.00 - $12,000
1926 50c Oregon Trail MS
$110.00
-
$9,000
$110.00 - $9,000
1926-S 50c Oregon Trail MS
$110.00
-
$6,000
$110.00 - $6,000
1928 50c Oregon Trail MS
$135.00
-
$12,500
$135.00 - $12,500
1933-D 50c Oregon Trail MS
$265
-
$20,700
$265 - $20,700
1933-D 50c Oregon Trail, TDR, FS-801 MS
$290
-
$2,200
$290 - $2,200
1934-D 50c Oregon Trail MS
$145.00
-
$23,000
$145.00 - $23,000
1936 50c Oregon Trail MS
$135.00
-
$6,500
$135.00 - $6,500
1936-S 50c Oregon Trail MS
$135.00
-
$7,000
$135.00 - $7,000

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1937-D 50c Oregon Trail MS
$135.00
-
$36,000
$135.00 - $36,000
1938 50c Oregon Trail MS
$145.00
-
$36,000
$145.00 - $36,000
1938-D 50c Oregon Trail MS
$135.00
-
$36,000
$135.00 - $36,000
1938-S 50c Oregon Trail MS
$145.00
-
$36,000
$145.00 - $36,000
1939 50c Oregon Trail MS
$365
-
$8,350
$365 - $8,350
1939-D 50c Oregon Trail MS
$365
-
$5,500
$365 - $5,500
1939-S 50c Oregon Trail MS
$365
-
$5,200
$365 - $5,200
1915-S 50c Panama-Pacific Expo MS
$200.00
-
$43,200
$200.00 - $43,200
1915-S/S 50c Panama-Pacific Expo, RPM, FS-501 MS
$242.00
-
$43,200
$242.00 - $43,200
1915-S/S 50c Panama-Pacific Expo, RPM, FS-502 MS
$242.00
-
$43,200
$242.00 - $43,200
1920 50c Pilgrim MS
$50.00
-
$2,400
$50.00 - $2,400
1920 50c Pilgrim, Rev. Die Break, FS-901 MS
$55.00
-
$2,640
$55.00 - $2,640
1921 50c Pilgrim MS
$110.00
-
$2,600
$110.00 - $2,600
1936 50c Rhode Island MS
$72.00
-
$16,800
$72.00 - $16,800
1936 50c Rhode Island MS PL
$225.00
-
$840
$225.00 - $840
1936-D 50c Rhode Island MS
$72.00
-
$12,000
$72.00 - $12,000
1936-S 50c Rhode Island MS
$72.00
-
$1,170
$72.00 - $1,170
1937 50c Roanoke Island MS
$130.00
-
$6,000
$130.00 - $6,000
1937 50c Roanoke Island MS PL
-
 

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1936 50c Robinson - Arkansas MS
$70.00
-
$14,400
$70.00 - $14,400
1935-S 50c San Diego Expo MS
$76.00
-
$9,775
$76.00 - $9,775
1936-D 50c San Diego Expo MS
$78.00
-
$25,200
$78.00 - $25,200
1936-D/D 50c San Diego Expo, QDO & RPM, FS-101/501 MS
$88.00
-
$1,200
$88.00 - $1,200
1936-D/D 50c San Diego Expo, FS-501 MS
$88.00
-
$1,300
$88.00 - $1,300
1926 50c Sesquicentennial MS
$40.00
-
$84,000
$40.00 - $84,000
1935 50c Spanish Trail MS
$775
-
$18,000
$775 - $18,000
1925 50c Stone Mountain MS
$37.00
-
$25,000
$37.00 - $25,000
1925 50c Stone Mountain, DDO, FS-101 MS
$50.60
-
$1,060
$50.60 - $1,060
1925 50c Stone Mountain, ARK. Counterstamp MS
-
 
1925 50c Stone Mountain, FLA. Counterstamp MS
-
 
1925 50c Stone Mountain, MISS Counterstamp MS
-
 
1925 50c Stone Mountain, N.CAR. Counterstamp MS
-
 
1925 50c Stone Mountain, OKLA Counterstamp MS
-
 
1925 50c Stone Mountain, S.C. Counterstamp MS
-
 
1925 50c Stone Mountain, TENN. Counterstamp MS
-
 
1925 50c Stone Mountain, VA. Counterstamp MS
-
 
1934 50c Texas MS
$108.00
-
$15,000
$108.00 - $15,000
1935 50c Texas MS
$108.00
-
$6,500
$108.00 - $6,500
1935-D 50c Texas MS
$108.00
-
$6,000
$108.00 - $6,000
1935-S 50c Texas MS
$108.00
-
$7,800
$108.00 - $7,800
1936 50c Texas MS
$108.00
-
$31,200
$108.00 - $31,200
1936-D 50c Texas MS
$108.00
-
$3,750
$108.00 - $3,750
1936-S 50c Texas MS
$108.00
-
$11,400
$108.00 - $11,400
1937 50c Texas MS
$113.00
-
$6,000
$113.00 - $6,000
1937-D 50c Texas MS
$113.00
-
$10,500
$113.00 - $10,500

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1937-S 50c Texas MS
$113.00
-
$10,000
$113.00 - $10,000
1937-S 50c Texas MS PL
-
 
1938 50c Texas MS
$175.00
-
$12,000
$175.00 - $12,000
1938-D 50c Texas MS
$175.00
-
$10,500
$175.00 - $10,500
1938-S 50c Texas MS
$175.00
-
$13,000
$175.00 - $13,000
1925 50c Fort Vancouver MS
$210.00
-
$13,800
$210.00 - $13,800
1925 50c Fort Vancouver, DDO, FS-101 MS
$231.00
-
$2,200
$231.00 - $2,200
1927 50c Vermont MS
$180.00
-
$24,000
$180.00 - $24,000
1946 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$6,000
$31.21 - $6,000
1946-D 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$12,500
$31.21 - $12,500
1946-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$5,040
$31.21 - $5,040
1946-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS PL
-
 
1947 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$1,440
$31.21 - $1,440
1947-D 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$2,400
$31.21 - $2,400
1947-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$3,800
$31.21 - $3,800
1947-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS PL
-
 
1948 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$1,140
$31.21 - $1,140
1948-D 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$33.21
-
$960
$33.21 - $960
1948-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$33.21
-
$3,300
$33.21 - $3,300
1948-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS PL
$250.00
-
$1,500
$250.00 - $1,500

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1949 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$35.21
-
$575
$35.21 - $575
1949-D 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$38.21
-
$500
$38.21 - $500
1949-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$38.21
-
$408
$38.21 - $408
1949-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS PL
-
 
1950 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$33.21
-
$900
$33.21 - $900
1950-D 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$32.21
-
$1,380
$32.21 - $1,380
1950-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$32.21
-
$7,800
$32.21 - $7,800
1950-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS PL
$240.00
-
$4,800
$240.00 - $4,800
1951 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$31.21
-
$1,200
$31.21 - $1,200
1951-D 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$33.21
-
$6,500
$33.21 - $6,500
1951-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS
$32.21
-
$420
$32.21 - $420
1951-S 50c Booker T. Washington MS PL
-
 
1951 50c Washington-Carver MS
$31.21
-
$7,200
$31.21 - $7,200
1951-D 50c Washington-Carver MS
$33.21
-
$4,500
$33.21 - $4,500
1951-S 50c Washington-Carver MS
$33.21
-
$840
$33.21 - $840
1952 50c Washington-Carver MS
$31.21
-
$12,000
$31.21 - $12,000
1952-D 50c Washington-Carver MS
$34.21
-
$12,000
$34.21 - $12,000
1952-S 50c Washington-Carver MS
$34.21
-
$1,000
$34.21 - $1,000

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1953 50c Washington-Carver MS
$33.21
-
$6,500
$33.21 - $6,500
1953-D 50c Washington-Carver MS
$31.21
-
$12,000
$31.21 - $12,000
1953-S 50c Washington-Carver MS
$33.21
-
$1,600
$33.21 - $1,600
1954 50c Washington-Carver MS
$32.21
-
$4,620
$32.21 - $4,620
1954-D 50c Washington-Carver MS
$32.21
-
$12,500
$32.21 - $12,500
1954-S 50c Washington-Carver MS
$32.21
-
$2,200
$32.21 - $2,200
1936 50c Wisconsin MS
$110.00
-
$18,400
$110.00 - $18,400
1936 50c York County MS
$115.00
-
$90,000
$115.00 - $90,000
1925 Medal Norse American, Thick MS
$120.00
-
$7,800
$120.00 - $7,800
1925 Medal Norse American, Thin MS
$240.00
-
$12,600
$240.00 - $12,600
1935-PDS Set Arkansas MS Set Total
$216.00
-
$4,400
$216.00 - $4,400
1936-PDS Set Arkansas MS Set Total
$216.00
-
$4,520
$216.00 - $4,520
1937-PDS Set Arkansas MS Set Total
$261
-
$9,700
$261 - $9,700
1938-PDS Set Arkansas MS Set Total
$321
-
$13,240
$321 - $13,240
1939-PDS Set Arkansas MS Set Total
$550
-
$17,350
$550 - $17,350

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1935-PDS Set Boone MS Set Total
$300
-
$3,380
$300 - $3,380
1935/34-PDS Set Boone MS Set Total
$525
-
$37,000
$525 - $37,000
1936-PDS Set Boone MS Set Total
$300
-
$2,760
$300 - $2,760
1937-PDS Set Boone MS Set Total
$495
-
$26,100
$495 - $26,100
1938-PDS Set Boone MS Set Total
$750
-
$32,600
$750 - $32,600
1936-PDS Set Cincinnati Music Center MS Set Total
$705
-
$8,650
$705 - $8,650
1936-PDS Set Columbia MS Set Total
$435
-
$16,700
$435 - $16,700
1938-PDS Set Oregon Trail MS Set Total
$425
-
$108,000
$425 - $108,000
1939-PDS Set Oregon Trail MS Set Total
$1,095
-
$19,050
$1,095 - $19,050
1936-PDS Set Rhode Island MS Set Total
$216.00
-
$2,570
$216.00 - $2,570
1935-PDS Set Texas MS Set Total
$324
-
$20,300
$324 - $20,300
1936-PDS Set Texas MS Set Total
$324
-
$22,650
$324 - $22,650
1937-PDS Set Texas MS Set Total
$339
-
$26,500
$339 - $26,500
1938-PDS Set Texas MS Set Total
$525
-
$35,500
$525 - $35,500
1946-PDS Set Booker T. Washington MS Set Total
$95.13
-
$23,540
$95.13 - $23,540

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1947-PDS Set Booker T. Washington MS Set Total
$95.13
-
$4,620
$95.13 - $4,620
1948-PDS Set Booker T. Washington MS Set Total
$99.13
-
$2,675
$99.13 - $2,675
1949-PDS Set Booker T. Washington MS Set Total
$113.13
-
$1,483
$113.13 - $1,483
1950-PDS Set Booker T. Washington MS Set Total
$99.13
-
$2,585
$99.13 - $2,585
1951-PDS Set Booker T. Washington MS Set Total
$98.13
-
$2,320
$98.13 - $2,320
1951-PDS Set Washington-Carver MS Set Total
$99.13
-
$12,540
$99.13 - $12,540
1952-PDS Set Washington-Carver MS Set Total
$101.13
-
$13,840
$101.13 - $13,840
1953-PDS Set Washington-Carver MS Set Total
$99.13
-
$20,100
$99.13 - $20,100
1954-PDS Set Washington-Carver MS Set Total
$98.13
-
$19,320
$98.13 - $19,320
Classic Silver Commemorative Type Set Set 50 Coins MS Set Total
$8,782
-
$385,590
$8,782 - $385,590
Classic Silver Commemorative Complete Set Set 144 Coins MS Set Total
$19,969
-
$683,521
$19,969 - $683,521
       

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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Silver Commemoratives (1892–1954) series of Commemoratives in the U.S. Coins contains 226 distinct entries with CPG® values between $31.21 and $683,521.25.
The classic commemorative coin era in the United States spans from 1892 through 1954 and both began and ended with the production of special silver half dollars. The first commemorative coin the United States Mint ever released was the 1892 World's Columbian Exposition half dollar marking the arrival of the grand event in Chicago that drew millions of people from all over the world. Production of the Columbian half dollar was continued into 1893 and also complemented with the appearance of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Isabella quarter, featuring Queen Isabella I of Spain. The next commemorative issue was the 1900 Lafayette dollar featuring on its obverse a jugate bust of George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette, with proceeds from the sale of the dollar (sold for $2 each) going to the Lafayette Memorial Commission to erect a statue in Paris as a gift from the American people.

Following a brief hiatus in the production of silver commemoratives came a bevy of half dollars, beginning in 1915 with the issuance of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition commemoratives. The US commemorative program produced a flurry of issues during the 1920s and especially the 1930s, with as many as 20 distinct commemorative half dollars issued in 1936 alone. Claims of financial abuses concerning proceeds from the sale of the commemorative half dollars brought this colorful chapter of United States numismatics to an end in 1954, with the release of the last George Washington Carver/Booker T. Washington commemorative half dollars. Many silver commemoratives are common and readily obtainable in gem grades, with a few exceptions. These include the relatively scarce 1915 Panama-Pacific, 1922 Grant Memorial with Star, 1925 Fort Vancouver, 1928 Hawaiian Sesquicentennial, 1935 Hudson (New York) Sesquicentennial, and 1935 Old Spanish Trail, 1936 Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary, 1936 Norfolk (Virginia), 1937 Battle of Antietam Anniversary, and 1938 New Rochelle (New York) 250th Anniversary half dollars. The 1900 Lafayette silver dollar is scarce across the board with uncirculated specimens easily ranging into four-figure territory or higher.

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