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PCGS Number: 9316
Coin Date: 1946
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): Half dollar
Variety: Iowa
Desg: MS
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Mintage: 100,057
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
Coinage Years: 1892-1954
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 30.6
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 12.5
Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
Designer: Adam Pietz
Edge: Reeded
General Notes: The Iowa commemorative half dollar, celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Hawkeye State, saw a huge run of more than 100,000 pieces. The coin was designed by medalist Adam Pietz and was distributed via a numismatically unconventional system of a lottery for Iowa residents who could buy the coin for $2.50 or to anyone outside Iowa through banks for $3 apiece, with just 5,000 coins allocated for non-Iowans. Another 500 coins were held aside for sale during the state's 150th anniversary in 1996, during which they were sold for $500. Another batch of 500 coins plus those unsold from the 1996 sales reprisal await sale during Iowa's bicentennial in 2046. <BR><BR> Most Iowa half dollars are in excellent condition, and many are known in Gem grades up through MS67, with MS68s very rare but available for a price. MS69s are known but are extremely rare and worth fantastic premiums. Most survivors of offer excellent luster.
PCGS #: 9316
NGC ID: BYGV