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US Mint
½ Dollar
(Congress) – United States
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration:
200th Anniversary of the Congress
United States
Context
Year:
1989
Issuer:
United States
Period:
Federal republic
(since 1776)
Currency:
Dollar
(since 1785)
Subdivision:
½ Dollar = 50 Cents
Total mintage:
931,650
Material
Diameter:
30.61 mm
Weight:
11.34 g
Thickness:
2 mm
Shape:
Round
Composition:
Copper
(
Nickel
-clad
Copper
)
Magnetic:
No
Technique:
Milled
Alignment:
Coin alignment
OBVERSE ↑
⟳
flip
REVERSE ↓
References
KM:
#
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224
Numista:
#17631
Value
Exchange value:
½ USD = $0.50
Inflation-adjusted value:
1.36 USD
Obverse
Description:
A close-up of Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol Dome.
Inscription:
BICENTENNIAL OF THE CONGRESS
1789 1989
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
Script:
Latin
Engraver:
Patricia Lewis Verani
Reverse
Description:
The Capitol Building, flanked by three stars on each side below and crowned with seven stars above.
Inscription:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
HALF DOLLAR
Translation:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OUT OF MANY, ONE
HALF DOLLAR
Script:
Latin
Languages:
English
,
Latin
Engravers:
William Woodward
,
Edgar Zell Steever
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Name
Mark
United States Mint of Denver
D
United States Mint of San Francisco
S
Mintings
Year
Mint Mark
Mintage
Quality
Collection
1989
D
163,753
+
1989
S
767,897
Proof
+
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