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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8590087, member: 101855"]With a mintage of 1.3 million +, the Stone Mountain commemorative half dollar is one of the more common early (1892 - 1954) commemorative coins. Funds for the sale of these coins were used in the first attempt to carve a monument into the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia. It was a failure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gutzon Borglum designed this coin and also tried to execute the carving. He messed up and didn’t get the projection right to line up the work on the mountain face. Ultimately he left the work partially completed. There was a warrant for his arrest in Georgia for a short while. He moved on to Mount Rushmore which came out much better.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Stone Mountain project sat partially finished for many years. Ultimately it was picked up again and completed circa 1970. This time the artists used super hot steam instead of hammer and chisels.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are common although are some exceptions. They are pieces that had state abbreviations punch into them (e.g. “TX” or “KY”) with a number. It was one more idea to sell more coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin appears grade AU with some light cleaning. It would retail for around $50.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8590087, member: 101855"]With a mintage of 1.3 million +, the Stone Mountain commemorative half dollar is one of the more common early (1892 - 1954) commemorative coins. Funds for the sale of these coins were used in the first attempt to carve a monument into the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia. It was a failure. Gutzon Borglum designed this coin and also tried to execute the carving. He messed up and didn’t get the projection right to line up the work on the mountain face. Ultimately he left the work partially completed. There was a warrant for his arrest in Georgia for a short while. He moved on to Mount Rushmore which came out much better. The Stone Mountain project sat partially finished for many years. Ultimately it was picked up again and completed circa 1970. This time the artists used super hot steam instead of hammer and chisels. These coins are common although are some exceptions. They are pieces that had state abbreviations punch into them (e.g. “TX” or “KY”) with a number. It was one more idea to sell more coins. Your coin appears grade AU with some light cleaning. It would retail for around $50.[/QUOTE]
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