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Name or Denominations
1989-D 50C Congress
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1989
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
11.34 g
Diameter
30.6 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a pure Copper center
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Struck
Front design
Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol Dome
Back design
The Capitol Dome with 13 stars
Year of Minting
1989
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Denver
Mint mark
D
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
BICENTENNIAL OF THE CONGRESS | 1789 | 1989 | IN GOD WE TRUST | LIBERTY | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | E PLURIBUS UNUM
Context
: The 1989-D Congress Dollar was produced to commemorate the bicentennial of the United States Congress. Obverse: Depicts the Statue of Freedom which is located on top of the Capitol Dome. Below the Statue are the words In God We Trust and Liberty. To the right of the Statue is the date 1789, the first year in which the Federal Congress was formed. To the right is the date 1989, the date in which the coin was released to the public. Below the date is the D mint mark, indicating that the coins were produced at the Denver Mint. Arched above the Statue of Freedom are the words Bicentennial of the Congress. Reverse: The words United States of America are arched above the Capitol Dome. Encircled around the Capital Dome are 13 stars. The letters WW below the right side of the Capitol Dome are the initials of William Woodward. The letters EZS on the left hand side of the Dome are the initials of Edgar Z. Steever IV. The denomination of the coin Half Dollar, is spelled out towards the lower central portion of the coins design. Overview: Mint pre-issue price for the 1989-D Congress Half Dollar was $5. Mint regular issue price for the 1989-D Congress Half Dollar was $6. Maximum authorized mintage was 4,000,000 coins. Produced by Public Law 100-673. The Mint also produced a 1989 Proof Congress half dollar. Additionally, it also produced proof and mint state $5 gold coins commemorating the bicentennial of Congress.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Modern Silver and Clad Commemoratives (1982 to Date)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
No
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0
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