Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar
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elgin-illinois-centennial-half-dollar-319-18446501
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Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar
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The Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar was a fifty-cent commemorative coin issued by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936, part of the wave of commemoratives authorized by Congress and struck that year. Intended to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Elgin, the piece was designed by local sculptor Trygve Rovelstad. The obverse depicts an idealized head of a pioneer man. The reverse shows a grouping of pioneers, and is based upon a sculptural group that Rovelstad hoped to
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1936 commemorative U.S. coin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois,_Centennial_half_dollar
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2024-01-14T05:09:58Z
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