Missouri Centennial half dollar
The Missouri Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1921. It was designed by Robert Ingersoll Aitken to mark its centennial that year. Legislation for such a coin passed through Congress without opposition, and was signed on March 4, 1921 by President Warren G. Harding. The coin was struck at the same time as the state fair in Sedalia, Missouri, which was held from August 8 to 20, 1921.
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The Missouri Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1921. It was designed by Robert Ingersoll Aitken to mark its centennial that year. Legislation for such a coin passed through Congress without opposition, and was signed on March 4, 1921 by President Warren G. Harding. The federal Commission of Fine Arts hired a sculptor to design the coin, which depicted Daniel Boone on both sides. The reverse design, showing Boone with a Native American, was likely intended to symbolize the displacement of the Indians by white settlers. Although admired for the design, the coins did not sell as well as hoped, and almost 60 percent were returned to the Philadelphia Mint for melting. To increase sales, a portion of the issue was produced with the mark 2★4, symbolic of Missouri being the 24th state. This would signify that the white man had supplanted the Indian in the first star in the center of the star, with one star with the figures ’24’ in the bluffs on the opposite side, with the word ‘Missouri’ at the top of the obverse. The coin was struck at the same time as the state fair in Sedalia, Missouri, which was held from August 8 to 20, 1921.
The state fair was the first to be held since 1821, when Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821 as part of the Missouri Compromise. The bill, as amended, passed the Senate without recorded opposition. The House of Representatives passed the bill without recorded objection, and it was enacted into law with the signature of the new president, Warren G Harding, on his inauguration day, March 4,. 1921. There are fewer coins with 2 ★4 than without, but they remain near-equal in value. The U.S. Mint has no record of the coin being struck in 1921, but it was struck in 1922. The mint has no records of any coins being struck between 1921 and 1922. It has no plans to strike a coin for the 20th anniversary of Missouri’s admission as a state. It is not known if the coin will be struck in 2028 or 2029. It would be the first half-dollar to be struck after the state’s centennial, and the first 50-cent coin to have been struck after that year’s state fair. It will be the second half-dollary to commemorate Missouri’s 50th anniversary in 2029, when the state will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a centennial coin. There will be no 50- cent coin to commemorate the 100th birthday of Missouri.
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