Record 11/47 See Catalog Record Objects Return to Exhibit Page Return to Home Page Search This Exhibit Image 1 of 2 Description  Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial Half Dollars (1.15-in. diameter) in original pine boxes (1.75-in. square), commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1925. Four boxes contain three coins (one box is empty). Front of box: stamped image of Concord Minuteman; back of box: stamped image of Old Belfry. Front of coin: United States of America Patriot Half-Dollar with image of Concord Minuteman; reverse of coin: Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial 1775-1925, image of Old Belfry, Lexington. (Cataloger's note: "The Old Belfry is the only site in Lexington ever to appear on an official U.S. coin. In 1925, the U.S. Mint issued over 162,000 to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening battles in the American Revolution." From the National Heritage Museum, Lexington MA http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2010/03/does-the-building-on-this-coin-ring-a-bell.html)

Objects -Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial Half Dollars -Cary Memorial Library 2011. All rights reserved. 150th anniversary commemorative half-dollars 001\Worthen3011.JPG The Edwin B. Worthen Collection, Cary Memorial Library

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