List of United States commemorative coins and medals before 1900
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1848
[edit]Circulating coins
[edit]| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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| $2.50 | "CAL" Liberty quarter eagle [Note 1] | Standard Liberty Head quarter eagle obverse | Standard Liberty Head quarter eagle reverse with "CAL." punched into the field | 90% Au, 10% Cu | Uncirculated: | 1848 | _(obverse).jpg)
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1892
[edit]Non-circulating coins
[edit]| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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| 50¢ | Columbian half dollar | Christopher Columbus | Port view of the Santa María above two hemispheres flanked by the date 1492 | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
5,000,000 (max 1892-1893 total) Uncirculated: 950,000 (P) |
1892[2] | 
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1893
[edit]Non-circulating coins
[edit]| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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| 25¢ | Isabella quarter | Isabella I of Castile | Kneeling female with distaff and spindle, symbolizing women's industry | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
40,000 (max) Uncirculated: 40,023 (P)[3] |
1893 | 
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| 50¢ | Columbian half dollar | Christopher Columbus | Port view of the Santa María above two hemispheres flanked by the date 1492 | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated:
4,052,105 (P)[4] |
1893 | 
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1899
[edit]Non-circulating coins
[edit]| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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| $1 | Lafayette dollar (dated 1900) |
Conjoined busts of George Washington and Lafayette | Equestrian statue of Lafayette | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized:
50,000 (max) Uncirculated: |
1900 | 
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Notes
[edit]- ^1 The 1848 "CAL" quarter eagle was not popular with numismatists, and all unsold coins were placed into circulation. The coin commemorated the California Gold Rush.
References
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- ^ "1848 "CAL" Liberty Quarter Eagle". 19 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "1892-1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". 17 August 2010. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 10)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 5)". www.pcgs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Khachatryan, G. S.; Alaverdyan, A. A. (1975). "[Changes in the content of ribosomal RNA and the activity of ribosomal RNAase in the brain under natural physiological conditions]". Voprosy Meditsinskoi Khimii. 21 (3): 264–268. ISSN 0042-8809. PMID 1900.