2024 (S) Proof Greatest Generation Half Dollar

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$70 PR69DCAM 06-14-2024 eBay

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The 2024 (S) Proof Greatest Generation Half Dollar is a proof commemorative half dollar struck at the San Francisco Mint. With a mintage of 18,228, this is a scarce commemorative issue. Part of the Greatest Generation three-coin program, this half dollar connects the wartime Victory Medal imagery to the modern memorial. The obverse features a reimagining of the figure of Liberation from the WWII Victory Medal, while the reverse displays the National WWII Memorial from the point of view of a person walking up a ramp to one of the towers. Designed by Elana Hagler and Craig A. Campbell (obverse), Matt Swaim and John P. McGraw (reverse). Struck in nickel clad copper-n, weighing 11.34 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #936835. The Greatest Generation half dollar offers a visitor's perspective of the WWII Memorial, inviting viewers to experience the monument's grandeur.