List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1800s)

1848

Circulating coins
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$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:

1,389 (P)[1]

 1848

1892

Non-circulating coins
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
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]

1893

Non-circulating coins
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
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
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

1899

Non-circulating coins
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$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:

50,026 (P)[5]

 1900

Notes
^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
  1. "1848 "CAL" Liberty Quarter Eagle". Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  2. "1892-1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Commemorative Coin". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 10)". PCGS. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  4. "The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 5)". www.pcgs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  5. 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.
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