Printable Catalog with Mintage Statistics for Items Designed and Minted by Daniel Carr / Moonlight Mint.

1925-D Norse American Commemorative Half – Production Blog

 

All are over-struck on genuine US Mint silver Half Dollars of 1916-1963.

 

Many different commemorative half dollars were produced by the US Mint during the “classic” commemorative period of 1892 to 1954. Several of them commemorated events such as the Columbian Exposition. Others commemorated people and places. One event that was not commemorated with a coin was the Norse American Centennial of 1925. Postage stamps were issued for the event and the US Mint produced octagonal medals in silver and a few in gold. These lacked a denomination and so they were medals and not coins. This was one of the few medallic issues by the US Mint that could have been a commemorative half dollar instead.

 

This fantasy issue is a “what if ?” situation. Had the US Mint produced a Norse American commemorative half dollar, it could have looked very much like this fantasy.

 

NOTE: These are NOT endorsed by the US Treasury. Defacing of US coins is legal so long as the defacement isn't for fraudulent purposes.

 

Current Status:

Production has ended.

 

Die Pair

Quantity Struck

Issue
Price

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

Die Pair 1

 

113
(final)

high-grade:

113

$110
(sold out)

First produced December 2021.

Struck on genuine US Mint silver Half Dollars of 1916-1963,
except one struck on a 1908-O Barber Half Dollar.

Those struck on Walking Liberty Half Dollars have the Viking figure struck over the Walking Liberty figure. Those struck on Franklin Half Dollars have the Viking figure struck over the Liberty Bell.

 

All have an obverse die crack from chin down across chest.

 

All have a reverse die crack across sail and down across the hull of the ship.

Die Pair 1