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1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence (AU)
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Code: OLDCOM26A6
Price: $99.00
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- In 1926 an international fair was held in Philadelphia
to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence.
- Half dollars and quarter dollars were issued to help raise funds for the fair.
- For the first time a portrait of a president appeared on a coin struck
during his lifetime.
- Presidents Washington and Coolidge are on the obverse.
- The reverse is a model of the Liberty Bell.
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