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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3444208, member: 101855&quot;]The Alabama commemortive half dollar was issued in 1921 to celebrate the centennial of the Alabama statehood. There were two minor varieties, the &quot;with 2X2,&quot; mintage 6,006 (22nd state to join the Union) and the &quot;without 2X2,&quot; net mintage 64,038, with 5,000 unsold and melted. The two types were a gimmick to get collectors to buy another coin. The issue price for both types was $1 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Something similar was done for the Missouri commemorative half dollar which a plain and a 2*4 variety and the Grant Commemorative half dollar and gold dollar with had a with and without star variety. After that the mint stopped adding such things and fell into the habit of continuing commorative coin series years after they were first issued to get collectors to buy more coins. This was one of the abuses that led to the temporary end of the program in 1954.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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