½ Dollar Alabama Centennial

Reverse

An eagle perched on a shield, which is based on the Alabama State Seal.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STATE OF ALABAMA
1819 CENTENNIAL 1919

Engraver: Laura Gardin Fraser

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The 1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar celebrated the 100th anniversary of statehood two years after the fact. Also of note, this represented the first U.S. coin to depict a living person.

Authorization for 100,000 of the silver half dollars had been received in May 1920, with the coins to be produced “as soon as practicable.” The design proposal and discussion by Alabama Centennial Commissions Discussion was not concluded until 1921, by then the 102nd anniversary of Alabama’s statehood.

Coins have a "2*2" placed in the field above the date to indicate that Alabama was the 22nd state or star on the flag.

Sales of the 1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar began on October 26, 1921, to coincide with President Warren Harding’s visit to Birmingham, Alabama. The coins were distributed through banks for $1 each.

Authorization: Public Law 66-200
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 100,000
1921 “2X2”: 30,000
1921 Plain: 35,000

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1921	6006	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for ½ Dollar (Alabama Centennial) 1921 coin.