# 814 - Early American Commemoratives - Part 26

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Most of the info below comes from: https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/

"Commemorative coins were first issued by the United States Mint in 1892 to mark the World’s Columbian Exposition. The silver half dollars depicting Christopher Columbus were sold at the expedition for one dollar each. In subsequent years, the US Mint would continue the tradition of issuing gold and silver commemoratives to honor the important people, places, and events of the country.

Early commemorative coins were issued between the years 1892 and 1954 and have included primarily silver half dollars and gold dollars."

I will show the series "Silver Early Commemoratives". It will be presented in alphabetical order.

All coins weight 12.5g, with 90% silver purity.

The twenty-sixth is a MS66 1937 "Roanoke" Half Dollar.

"A silver commemorative coin was authorized to mark the 350th anniversary of the establishment of Roanoke Colony. This early attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in America became known as the Lost Colony when all of the inhabitants mysteriously vanished."

NGC graded 4,038 1937 "Roanoke" Half Dollars, with 1,073 as MS66 and 305 above. 15,010 1937 "Roanoke" were minted in Philadelphia.

Today's price of this coin is around $340.00.

"The coin was designed by William Marks Simpson.

The obverse features a profile portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, who had been granted the charter for colonization by Queen Elizabeth I."

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"On the reverse is an image of Ellinore Dare and her child Virginia Dare, who was the first child born in America to English parents. To each side are sailing ships and below is a pine branch."

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Very nice coin, I take it that the sailing ships are generic representations and don't purport to any particular known ship or ships documented in history?

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Fun Fact: No one knows what ever happened to Virginia Dare. Her grandfather was the governor of the Roanoke Colony. In 1587, the governor left the Colony to return to England to obtain supplies. Unfortunately due to hostilities with Spain a relief expedition could not return to Roanoke until 1590.

The colonist were nowhere to be found and their fate has never been determined.

The tale of the Lost Colony of Roanoke continues to be the source of much conjecture.

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Oh my.... I love the mother and child design of the reverse. Other than the Sacagawea dollar, this is the only one I've seen. Thank you, @ronaldoavelino!
Take care 🥰🌺🤙

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I think you are right. I don't remember any other American coin showing a human mother and child.

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Awesome coin @ronaldoavelino! I think back on my history in school, and now wish maybe I'd paid more attention! Take care!

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When we are young, we don't have any idea about what is or not important. Some old people also...

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You are absolutely right! I guess that's why they say 'hindsight's 2020'. Have a good weekend!

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I love the reverse of this coin with Ellinore Dare and her child Virginia Dare.
Excellent addition to your collection @ronaldoavelino!!😀

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Very interesting @ronaldoavelino Actually this was the first I ever heard of them. We continue to learn and I continue to learn from your post! Have a good weekend!

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