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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pumpkinpie, post: 1547915, member: 34244&quot;]As you may know, today is Columbus Day! I don&#039;t have any pics with me now, but can post some from home.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">_____</span>Columbian half dollars were the first commemorative coin released by the U.S. Mint., made in 1892 and 1893 to celebrate 400 years since Columbus&#039; first expedition to the New World. IIRC,they were originally available at the Chicago World&#039;s Fair in 1893. They were the same size and 90% silver composition of the standard circulating half dollars made for circulation, and therefore caused no problems as legal tender. Charles Barber designed this coin, along with many other coins of that time. The mintage for 1892 coins was lower than 1893 coins. About 100 Proof strikes were made for collectors in both years. Today, low grade examples can be had for around melt, although MS coins are quite uncommon.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: I was able to figure out how to use white underscores to make indentations <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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