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***Auction Highlight*** 1921 Missouri Old Commem Half Dollar 50c Graded ms65+ By SEGS (fc)

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***Auction Highlight*** 1921 Missouri Old Commem Half Dollar 50c Graded ms65+ By SEGS (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1921 Missouri Old Commem Half Dollar 50c Graded ms65+ By SEGS. A handsome, wonderfully original example to represent this conditionally challenging commemorative design type. Both sides exhibit a base of warm sandy-grey patina, the obverse with glints of rich charcoal-russet around the periphery and central device. Billowy mint luster throughout, the surfaces exceptionally smooth for a type that is typically offered no finer than MS-64. The Missouri commemorative half dollar was issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the admission of that state into the Union. The authorizing Act of March 4, 1921, allowed for a maximum mintage of 250,000 coins, but in the end only 50,000 pieces were struck: 5,000 with 2x4 in the left obverse field signifying Missouri's status as the 24th state, and 45,000 without this added feature. Lagging sales resulted in 29,600 examples of the plain variant being returned to the Mint for melting, although all of the 2x4 examples were distributed.

The Obverse Depicts Daniel Boone, even though he was best known for his exploits in Kentucky, since he made his home in Missouri for the last quarter of his life. When examining a Missouri Centennial for wear, on the obverse, friction first shows on Boone's cheek and on the hair behind his ear and shoulder. On the reverse, rub is first evident on the arm of the frontiersman. Scarce and very rare commemorative. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away Coin