1991 (S) Proof Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar

Coin Details

Auction Record

$690 PR70 05-09-2005 Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1991 (S) Proof Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar is a proof commemorative half dollar struck at the San Francisco Mint. Total mintage reached 753,257. Part of the 1991 three-coin Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary program, this half dollar depicts the memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The obverse features mount Rushmore with a brilliant sunburst behind the carved presidential faces, while the reverse displays an American bison standing on the plains. Designed by Marcel Jovine. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, weighing 11.34 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #9643. The Mount Rushmore half dollar's combination of the presidential carving and the bison makes it a distinctively Western-themed commemorative.