The commemorative today I would like to share is the 1925 Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar. It commemorates the 150th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts as the first battle of the American Revolution.
The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to suppress the possibility of rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonists. Instead, their actions sparked the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The colonists’ intricate alarm system summoned local militia companies, enabling them to successfully counter the British threat.Source
The mintage of this coin is just over 162k. So it is a somewhat key date if you are looking to put together a commemorative type set. I estimate this one to be around XF or AU condition. It is 90% silver and at this condition has a numismatic value in AU, according to Red Book, of about $75 USD.
Above is reference image from CoinSnap that you can compare the one from my collection to.
I find this coin interesting because the engraver, and sculptor, Chester Beach, actually used an existing statue of a Minuteman soldier with his rifle created by another sculptor, Daniel Chester French, for the portrait of the obverse.
The Old Belfry on the reverse is famous for the following:
Between 1:00 am and 2:00 am on April 19, 1775, the bell summoned the local militia to Lexington Common, just after Paul Revere and William Dawes had passed through.[1] After a scout arrived to tell Captain John Parker that the British Regulars were just over a mile away, the bell was rung for a second time, summoning the 77 Minutemen. Source
If you have any further information about this coin you would like to add, like historical information I left out or want to correct any I may have gotten wrong, please drop it in the comments.
Thanks,
Joe
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