Owner Comments:
1918 50C Illinois Centennial
PCGS AU DEtails - Cleaned
SPECIFICATIONS
Category: Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Obverse Designer: George T. Morgan
Reverse Designer: John R. Sinnock
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 12.5g
ASW: 0.3617oz
Melt Value: $7.83 (11/16/2022)
Diameter: 30.6mm
Edge: Reeded
This coin was authorized to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the admission of illinois into the Union.
The obverse shows the head of lincoln taken from the statue by Andrew O'Connor in Springfield, Illinois. The reverse is based on the Illinois State Seal.
This coin was part of a small hord of classic coins that my maternal Grandfather presented to me on October 5, 1959 for my thirteenth birthday.