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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BR549, post: 990286, member: 7110&quot;]The US Mint did not normally release commemorative halves directly into circulation, they were intended to be released to organizations to sell to the public to generate sales. However, many commemoratives did find there way into circulation, after all, they were worth 50¢. Probably the most circulated examples of commemorative halves in circulation were the Stone Mountain and the Monroe’s.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the Lexington-Concord, sure, just as all commem’s some found their way into circulation, but I have to assume that most worn specimens were pocket pieces and not used in commerce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Store keepers recognized Stone Mountain halves and readily accepted them, hand them something they might have never seen before and they might not have accepted the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>During the depression era, 50¢ had a lot of purchasing power…better to have a meal than to have a usable coin stuck away in the sock drawer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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