Great Fun ... Lexington-Concord Comparison

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nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15396 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 9:02 pm This is the 12th of my occasional posts comparing MS versus circulated examples of the classic silver commemorative series ... Topic of discussion today is the 1925 Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar ... Designed by Chester Beach ... also known for his design of several other classic commemorative ... most notably his 1923 Monroe Doctrine half and the absolutely funky 1935 Hudson half ... Mr. Beach also contributed to the design of several other USA commemorative coins. This coin was struck in 1925 to celebrate 150th anniversary of the April 19, 1775 battle of Lexington and Concord between American patriots and the then British enemy ... mind you the battle took place 1 day after Paul Revere's ride ... Separate committees were established in both Lexington and Concord in 1923 to lobby for a commemorative coin to celebrate the battle ... and both committees ... unknown to each other ... requested that Chester Beach design their coin. Beach convinced the committees that he could serve both in one coin ... so today we have the Concord Minute Man on the obverse and the Lexington Old Belfry on the reverse. The Philadelphia mint struck 162,099 coins ... many were sold for $1 to Sesquicentennial fair attendees and at local banks as souvenirs ... a very few (86 total) were returned to be melted ... many were eventually spent once the tough times of the depression hit ... and today the Lexington-Concord half dollar is very difficult to find in honest MS state. Here is my PCGS MS66/CAC example ... a tough coin with amazing luster bloom that does not show well in the photos ... Lexington-Concord half dollars are common in average circulated condition ... you can find them all day long in VF-AU on the Bay ... amazing to me that 87 years later their net mintage of 162,013 coins does not demand higher prices ... compare to the 484,000 1909-S VBD mintage ... then we can discuss absolute scarcity versus collector demand. Here is my AG03 (my grade) Lexington-Concord half for comparison ... honest circulated condition ... and a tremendous example of USA coinage history. Amazing to wonder and behold what this coin has seen ... Enjoy David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff

basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 9:36 pm Fantastic comparison and amazing example of the 66. I just upgraded my 65 to a 66 cac myself, absolutely love this coin. Looks great in any condition. Always fun to wonder what the circulated ones had purchased in the past Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 08/19/2012 10:31 pm Nickelsearcher, thank you so much for the information on this coin, and you have two beautiful examples here. Love the comparisons. Report this Post to the Staff
Captain Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 620 Posts	Posted 08/20/2012 10:43 am Interesting read and some Great pictures. Thanks for posting this. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 08/20/2012 3:25 pm Both of them are beautiful! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 08/20/2012 3:54 pm I love that circulated example Report this Post to the Staff
OneBowl Pillar of the Community United States 759 Posts	Posted 08/20/2012 5:39 pm I always love when your "Great Fun..." threads appear. Thanks for sharing, both pictures and facts. Report this Post to the Staff
Not Mint to Be Valued Member United States 469 Posts	Posted 08/20/2012 9:55 pm And the rims wear down both obv and rev into the letters. It takes forever for a Missouri to wear into the letters. Report this Post to the Staff
Kellyk Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 08/20/2012 11:31 pm Great info! Thanks for the pictures contrasting the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12258 Posts	Posted 08/21/2012 4:08 pm Another great comparison post from the man who does it best! Cool coins both and excellent examples for their respective sets! That's the "worn-est" example I've ever seen! Keep 'em coming! These posts are great educational tools. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 08/21/2012 4:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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