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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1720740, member: 6229"]<b><u><p style="text-align: center">USA BICENTENNIAL COINS</p><p></u></b><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Bicentennial coins of 1976 are connected in three ways:</p><p> </p><p>1. The mint announced in October 1973 it was holding an open contest for the selection of suitable designs for the special Bicentennial reverses of the quarter, half dollar and dollar coins. $5,000 would be awarded to each winner.</p><p> </p><p>A. Jack L. Ahr's design of a colonial drummer boy facing left and a victory torch encircled by 13 stars positioned at the upper left was selected for the quarter.</p><p> </p><p>B. Seth G. Huntington's design featuring Independence Hall in Philadelphia won out over all the competition for the half dollar.</p><p> </p><p>C. Dennis R. Williams won the Dollar contest with his artistic rendition of the Liberty Bell being superimposed over a full moon.</p><p> </p><p>2. There are no quarter, half dollar or dollar coins dated 1975. All quarters, halves and dollars were dated 1776 - 1976 even though many were struck in 1975. 1975 mint and proof sets included a 1976 quarter, half dollar and dollar.</p><p> </p><p>quarter image: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1976_Bicentennial_Quarter_Rev.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1976_Bicentennial_Quarter_Rev.png" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1976_Bicentennial_Quarter_Rev.png</a></p><p> </p><p>half dollar image: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kennedy200coinback.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kennedy200coinback.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kennedy200coinback.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p>dollar image: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IkeBicentBack.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IkeBicentBack.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IkeBicentBack.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p>3. All San Francisco mintage figures for silver clad bicentennial coins are approximate because many (some sources say <i>several millions)</i> were melted in 1982. This includes uncirculated and proof coins.</p><p> </p><p>Now for the differences:</p><p> </p><p> There were no 1976 quarters struck at Denver.</p><p> </p><p> Philadelphia minted proof silver clad coins only in the dollar denomination and only in variety 2. There are (at this time) no mintage figures.</p><p> </p><p>NOTE: Some sources say there were four copper-nickel clad quarters, four copper-nickel clad half dollars and four copper-nickel clad dollars struck by the Philadelphia mint without a mint mark.</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1720740, member: 6229"][B][U][CENTER]USA BICENTENNIAL COINS[/CENTER] [/U][/B][CENTER] [/CENTER] The Bicentennial coins of 1976 are connected in three ways: 1. The mint announced in October 1973 it was holding an open contest for the selection of suitable designs for the special Bicentennial reverses of the quarter, half dollar and dollar coins. $5,000 would be awarded to each winner. A. Jack L. Ahr's design of a colonial drummer boy facing left and a victory torch encircled by 13 stars positioned at the upper left was selected for the quarter. B. Seth G. Huntington's design featuring Independence Hall in Philadelphia won out over all the competition for the half dollar. C. Dennis R. Williams won the Dollar contest with his artistic rendition of the Liberty Bell being superimposed over a full moon. 2. There are no quarter, half dollar or dollar coins dated 1975. All quarters, halves and dollars were dated 1776 - 1976 even though many were struck in 1975. 1975 mint and proof sets included a 1976 quarter, half dollar and dollar. quarter image: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1976_Bicentennial_Quarter_Rev.png"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1976_Bicentennial_Quarter_Rev.png[/URL] half dollar image: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kennedy200coinback.jpg"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kennedy200coinback.jpg[/URL] dollar image: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IkeBicentBack.jpg"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IkeBicentBack.jpg[/URL] 3. All San Francisco mintage figures for silver clad bicentennial coins are approximate because many (some sources say [I]several millions)[/I] were melted in 1982. This includes uncirculated and proof coins. Now for the differences: There were no 1976 quarters struck at Denver. Philadelphia minted proof silver clad coins only in the dollar denomination and only in variety 2. There are (at this time) no mintage figures. NOTE: Some sources say there were four copper-nickel clad quarters, four copper-nickel clad half dollars and four copper-nickel clad dollars struck by the Philadelphia mint without a mint mark. Clinker[/QUOTE]
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