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Columbian Half Dollar


Obverse of an 1893 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar
Obverse
Reverse of an 1893 Columbian Exposition Commemorative Half Dollar
Reverse
Country:  United States
​​Denomination:  $0.50
Composition:  90% Silver, 10% Copper
Years of Minting:  1892 - 1893
Diameter:  30.6 mm
Gross Weight:  12.5 grams
Silver Content:  0.36 oz.
Edge:  Reeded
Designer:  Obverse:  Charles E. Barber,  Reverse:  George T. Morgan

Photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals
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