United States Sesquicentennial coinage
The U.S. Sesquicentennial coin issue consisted of a commemorative half dollar and quarter eagle struck in 1926 at the Philadelphia Mint. Congress also allowed it to purchase 1,000,000 specially designed half dollars and 200,000 quarter eagles, which could be sold to the public at a premium. Both the quarter eagle and the halfdollar were struck in the maximum number authorized,...