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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;leeg, post: 3270343, member: 17073&quot;]<img src="https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/mgoodm3%20Images/Mark%20Goodman%20alabama%20combo%20blk%20background.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PCGS AU-55, OGH</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Some 1921 Alabama Half Dollar History:</p><p><br /></p><p>Authorized by Congress on May 10, 1920 and issued to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the State of Alabama into the Union.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Design:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Depicts two Alabama governors: Wyatt Bibb (1819) and Thomas Kilby (1919). The 2x2 and 22 stars reflect Alabama as the 22nd State in the Union, the X between the 22 refers to the red St. Andrew’s cross on the state flag. Saint Andrew was the patron saint of Scotland. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is seen on the top, with IN GOD WE TRUST below. HALF DOLLAR is seen on the bottom. BIBB – KILBY is seen above.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Depicts an eagle perched on a horizontal shield with arrows in its talons and a ribbon in its beak. The ribbon states the motto “HERE WE REST”. At the top is STATE OF ALABAMA with the dates 1819 and 1919 on either side of CENTENNIAL. This is from the state seal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The designs for the coin were submitted by Mrs. Marie Bankhead Owen, Chairwoman of The Alabama Centennial Commission, and the sculpting of the models by Laura Gardin Fraser.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/Book%20Project%20Images/Alabama/BankheadOwens.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Mrs. Marie Bankhead Owens</b></p><p><br /></p><p>After considerable delay the Alabama Centennial Half Dollar is now being distributed. The report of the coinage at the mint for October showed that 6,000 of the coins were struck during the month. There will apparently be two varieties of the issue, the first 5,000 having a St. Andrews Cross between two figure “2s” in small incuse characters on the obverse, which will be omitted on the balance of the 100,000 pieces. This feature of two varieties is also the case of the Missouri Centennial Half Dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pieces were first put on sale at Birmingham, Alabama, on the morning of October 26, 1921, during the visit of President Harding to that city. They were later distributed by various banks in the State for one dollar each. The profit from the sale was used for commemorative purposes. Although the Act called for 100,000 pieces, only 70,000 were struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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