Unique, "EB on Breast"1787 Brasher Doubloon from
The Gold Rush Collection
Civil War Commemorative Silver Half-Dollar Collections
With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War only three years away, we highly recommend these beautiful and historic 5-coin collections.
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1918 The Lincoln – Illinois Centennial. Obverse: Engraver George T. Morgan’s bust of Lincoln. Reverse: Designed by engraver John R.
Sinnock. Raised money for the Illinois Centennial. Mintage 100,000
1922 The Grant Memorial – The dates 1822-1922 refer to the centennial of the birth of General (later President) Ulysses Simpson Grant, whose portrait (based on a Mathew Brady photograph) adorns the obverse. Net mintage 67,350. 1925 Stone Mountain – General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and General Robert E. Lee. Inscribed “Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of the South” on the reverse. Raised funds for the carving of Stone Mountain. Net mintage 1,310,000. |
1936 The Battle of Gettysberg – Designer Frank Vittor depicts a Union and Confederate soldier on the obverse. Minted to celebrate the
July 25, 1938 Blue and Gray 75th Reunion of the historic battle. Net Mintage 26,900.
1937 The Battle of Antietam – Obverse design by William Marks Simpson depicts Generals George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee, opposing commanders in the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the Civil War, September 17, 1862. The reverse depicts Burnside Bridge, the major focus of the battle. Net mintage 18,000. |
| MS65 | - | $2,850.00 |
| MS66 | - | $4,950.00 |
