1918 LINCOLN / ILLINOIS
COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLARMintage:
Circulation strikes: 100,058
Proofs:
Designer:
Diameter: ±30.6 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±2.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (all were made at
the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Numismatic Auctions
Significant examples:
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot
361, illustrated, "...Copper. Plain edge...appears to have been
struck to test the design, then rolled out. The die orientation is
medal-wise, both dies in the same direction...", sold for $43,700.00
Recent appearances:
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly a
Gem specimen. Ex -
Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 2092
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, November 2000" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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