½ Dollar George Washington
Issuer: United States
Type: Non-circulating coin
Year: 1982
Composition: Silver (.900) - PROOF
Weight: 12.5 g
Diameter: 30.61 mm
Thickness: 2.15 mm
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: KM# 208
Commemorative issue: 250th Anniversary of George Washington's Birth
Obverse: George Washington on horseback GEORGE WASHINGTON - LIBERTY
Engraver: Elizabeth Jones
Reverse: Eastern facade of Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, with a heraldic eagle appearing below - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - IN GOD WE TRUST - HALF DOLLAR
Engraver: Elizabeth Jones
Edge: Reeded
Minted: S - United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Comments
The 1982 George Washington Commemorative Half Dollar marked the beginning of the modern commemorative coin era. The coin was issued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The coin was designed by Elizabeth Jones, who was serving as the chief sculptor and engraver of the United States Mint at the time the coin was issued.