100 Greatest US Coins, 2nd Ed
55 - 1982-D GEORGE WASHINGTON HALF DOLLAR COMMEMORATIVE

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The first 90.0% silver U.S. coin since 1964.

This 1982-D half dollar commemorates the 250th Anniversary of the birth of George Washington. It features, on the obverse, an image of a youngish looking George Washington in military garb atop his horse. A depiction of Mount Vernon, Washington's home, appears on the reverse. There were 2,210,458 MS coins minted. I purchased my first NGC graded Washington Commemorative half in 2014 (in MS65) after I realized that I would have a very difficult time trying to piece together a collection of all the Classic Commemorative half dollars (1892-1954). These Washington Commemoratives are quite easy to find. Over the past six years, I have picked up over 190 of them (most in the original mint presentation box).

Ebay auction purchase from user ctspag (Carmen Spagnola), 11/19/2018, $52.65

1982 Silver Average Closing Price: $7.92 | Year Open: $8.06| Year Close: $10.87 | Annual Change +33.37%