1893–1937 Commemorative Half-Dollar 9-pc Set VF–BU

Classic, Vintage Commemorative Half Dollar Collection

Between 1892 and 1937, the United States Mint struck 56 commemorative half dollars, beginning with the 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar, the first commemorative coin authorized by Congress. Here you have a very-difficult-to-assemble set consisting of nine popular Commemorative U.S. Half Dollars each struck in highly pure 90% fine silver:

• 1893-P COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION HALF-DOLLAR – This coin was struck to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World and was sold to collectors to raise funds for the World’s Columbian Exposition, a World’s Fair held in Chicago in 1893. The coin’s obverse design features the bust of Columbus designed by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. The reverse shows Columbus’s flagship, Santa Maria, and two globes representing the Old and New Worlds as designed by then Assistant Mint Engraver George T. Morgan.
• 1918 ILLINOIS CENTENNIAL HALF DOLLAR – The 1918-P Lincoln-Illinois Commemorative Half Dollar was authorized and struck to celebrate Illinois’ 100th anniversary as a state. The very first coin issued to mark such an occasion, it featured a beardless Abraham Lincoln designed by George Morgan. Until the fall of 1860, Lincoln had been without a beard his entire life. After being told by 11-year-old Grace Bedell that his face was too thin Lincoln put down the razor for good, and, as they say, the rest is history! The first silver coin to depict Lincoln as the young and whiskerless lawyer from Springfield., the coin’s reverse is based on the Illinois state seal.
• 1920 MAINE CENTENNIAL HALF DOLLAR – The 1920 Maine Centennial Commemorative Silver Half Dollar was designed by Harry H. Cochrane and modeled by Anthony de Francisci, the artist behind the U.S. Peace Silver Dollar. The coin’s obverse features the Maine Coat of Arms, which depicts a shield that displays a resting moose beneath a pine tree flanked by a farmer on the left and a sailor on the right. Above the shield is a small North Star and the motto DIRIGO, which means “I direct,” in reference to the state’s status at one time of being the only state to hold, elections in September—an event that had many politicians claiming that “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.”
• 1920 PILGRIM TERCENTENARY HALF DOLLAR – In 1920, to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in America, the U.S. Mint coined this Pilgrim Tercentenary Commemorative Silver Half Dollar. On one side the Mayflower is depicted under full sail heading to America. The obverse features Pilgrim governor William Bradford carrying his Bible. Under Bradford’s guidance, Plymouth overcame the hardships of the first year. By the autumn of 1621, the Pilgrims had much to be thankful for. After the harvest, Squanto and about 90 Wampanoag Indians—who helped the settlers survive the first harsh winter—joined the Pilgrims for a feast now hailed as the First Thanksgiving.
• 1925 STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL HALF DOLLAR – Struck to help raise funds for the completion of the massive carving honoring Southern Civil War heroes at Stone Mountain, Georgia, this coin features Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on horseback, exactly as they appear on the monument designed by famed sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who would go on to create the magnificent Mount Rushmore! Many of these coins were spent during the Great Depression or melted for their precious silver making them difficult to find today.
• 1925 LEXINGTON SESQUICENTENNIAL HALF DOLLAR – Struck to honor the 150th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, the design on this popular commemorative features sculptor Daniel Chester French’s famous Minuteman Statue located at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The coin’s reverse depicts the Old Belfry located on the Lexington Common where the alarm was sounded on April 19, 1775, calling the Minutemen to the Common.
• 1926 SESQUICENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE HALF DOLLAR – Americans celebrated the events up to and including the Revolutionary War in the 1920s, just like we’ll soon be celebrating the nation’s 250th Annivery in 2026. The U.S. Mint struck this this 1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar that celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The coin’s obverse features dual busts of George Washington and then-President Calvin Coolidge with the Liberty Bell depicted on the reverse. Because of the Great Depression in the 1930s, many of these precious commemoratives were spent to survive, and few remain in Uncirculated condition.
• 1926–1939 OREGON TRAIL MEMORIAL HALF DOLLAR – Struck to pay tribute to the pioneers who traveled west on the Oregon Trail, this coin was issued intermittently between 1926 and 1939, the Oregon Trail Memorial Silver Half Dollar is the result of a collaboration between noted sculptor James Earle Fraser and his wife, Laura Gardin Fraser, a highly respected artist in her own right. The coin’s obverse as designed by Laura Fraser features a Native American with his left hand outstretched before him as if he were trying to stop the onslaught of pioneers heading west. An outline of the United States stretches across the coin in the background. James Fraser’s reverse design depicts the familiar image of a Conestoga wagon drawn by two oxen heading west towards the setting sun, symbolizing westward expansion.
• 1934–1938 TEXAS CENTENNIAL HALF DOLLAR – To commemorate the Centennial of Texas Independence, the U.S. Mint struck this coin from 1934–1938. Designed by Pompeo Coppini—a Texan—the coin features one of the most ornate designs ever seen on a U.S. coin, squeezing in images of a kneeling Winged Goddess of Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo, the six flags of Texas, and portraits of Sam Houston & Stephen Austin. The words REMEMBER THE ALAMO are engraved on the bottom of the design while THE TEXAS INDEPENDENCE CENTENNIAL is at the top. The coin’s reverse is no less impressive with its depiction of an Eagle & the five-pointed Star of Texas.

Each coin will arrive in Very Fine to Brilliant Uncirculated (VF–BU) condition, protected in a clear round numismatic capsule, housed in a black leatherette case. Availability for this very neat nine-piece set is limited, so act now!