1920-D
PILGRIM TERCENTENERY
- Listing Type:
- This item is Cataloged Online in my Personal Coin Collection
- Quantity:
- 1
- Certified by:
- Other
- Condition or Grade of Item:
- BU
Item Description
USA Coin Book Item ID Number:
962222
Coin Condition:
BU
Certified By:
Other
Features
| Issuer | United States  |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Years | 1920-1921 |
| Value | ½ Dollar = 50 Cents (½ USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.61 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number |
N#
4398
 |
| References | KM# 147, PCGS# 9359, 9360, Greysheet# 10355, 10356 |
Commemorative issue
Landing of Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts
Obverse
William Bradford governor of the Plymouth Colony holding a Bible.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN GOD WE TRUST
PILGRIM HALF DOLLAR
Engraver: Cyrus E. Dallin
Reverse
The Mayflower, the ship which carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PILGRIM TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION
1620 - 1920
Engraver: Cyrus E. Dallin
Edge
Reeded
© Harryg (CC BY-NC-SA)
Comments
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts, Congress authorized the Pilgrim Tercentenary Half Dollar. The commemorative coins were issued with two different dates, setting a precedent that would be followed by future issues.
A quantity of 200,000 coins were initially produced at the Philadelphia Mint in 1920. These were sold by the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission for $1 each.
Although the existing production was not completely sold out, the Commission requested production of the remaining 100,000 coins of the 300,000 maximum authorized mintage. These would carry the date “1921” on the obverse, differentiating them from the original issue. Sales of the additional issue were poor and eventually 48,000 of the original issue and 80,000 of the second issue were returned to the Mint for melting.
Authorization: Public Law 66-203
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 300,000
A quantity of 200,000 coins were initially produced at the Philadelphia Mint in 1920. These were sold by the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission for $1 each.
Although the existing production was not completely sold out, the Commission requested production of the remaining 100,000 coins of the 300,000 maximum authorized mintage. These would carry the date “1921” on the obverse, differentiating them from the original issue. Sales of the additional issue were poor and eventually 48,000 of the original issue and 80,000 of the second issue were returned to the Mint for melting.
Authorization: Public Law 66-203
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 300,000
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