Ancient Coins Guaranteed Authentic. Grant Memorial Silver Half Dollar. The Grant Memorial coinage are a gold dollar and silver half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1922 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, a leading Union general during the American Civil War and later the 18th president of the United States. The two coins are identical in design and were sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser. Grant Centenary Memorial Association, also called the Grant Commission, wanted to sell 200,000 gold dollars to be able to finance multiple projects in the areas of Grant’s birthplace and boyhood home. Congress authorized only 10,000 gold coins, but also authorized 250,000 half dollars. Hoping to boost sales, the Grant Commission asked for 5,000 of the gold dollars to bear a special mark, a raised star; the Mint did the same for the half dollars as well, unasked for. The half dollar with star has long been priced higher than most commemoratives; its rarity has also caused it to be counterfeited. The item “1922 50C Grant Memorial Half Dollar No Star NGC Near GEM MS64 FINE LUSTER COLOR” is in sale since Tuesday, August 24, 2021. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ US\Commemorative\Silver (1892-1954)”. The seller is “redoubt_numismatics” and is located in San Antonio, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Denomination: 50¢
- Type: Commemorative
- Composition: Silver
- Year: 1936
- Certification Number: 4487661-041
- Strike Type: Business
- Mint Location: Philadelphia
- Grade: MS 64
- KM Number: KM 175
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Certification: PCGS
