United States ½ dollar 1893 "Columbian Exposition" 

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United States ½ dollar 1893 "Columbian Exposition"
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3740071
Area
Coins
Title
United States ½ dollar 1893 "Columbian Exposition"
Country
United States (USA)
Face value
0,50 dollar (50 cents, 50 sen, 50 tene)
Year
1893
Variety / overstrike
Era
United States of America - Republic (1789-present)
Head of State
Benjamin Harrison of the United States (1889-1893), Stephen Grover Cleveland of the United States (1885-1889, 1893-1897)
Type
Coin
Designer
Barber, Charles Edward, Morgan, George T.
Series
Commemorative
Theme
Christopher Columbus, Discovery of America, Explorers, Globe, Jubilee, Navigation, Ontdekkingsreizen, Sailboats/Sailships, Waves, World's Fair
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
900
Weight
12.5
Diameter
30.61
Thickness
2.15
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO 14 92 * 1893 *
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR *
Edge
Reeded
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Number produced
1.550.405
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 117
Catalogue number
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