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- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar abstract "The Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar was an American fifty-cent piece struck in 1925 at the Philadelphia Mint. Its main purpose was to raise money on behalf of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association for the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the coin features a depiction of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on the obverse and the caption: "Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of the South" on the reverse. The piece was also intended to be in memory of the recently deceased president, Warren G. Harding, but no mention of him appears on the coin.In the early 20th century, proposals were made to carve a large sculpture in memory of General Lee on Stone Mountain, a huge rock outcropping. The owners of Stone Mountain agreed to transfer title on condition the work was completed within 12 years. Borglum was engaged to design the memorial, and proposed expanding it to include a colossal monument depicting Confederate warriors, with Lee, Jackson, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis leading them.The work proved expensive, and the Association advocated the issuance of a commemorative half dollar as a fundraiser for the memorial. Congress approved it, though to appease Northerners, the coin was also made in honor of Harding, under whose administration work had commenced. Borglum designed the coin, which was repeatedly rejected by the Commission of Fine Arts. All reference to Harding was removed from the design by order of President Calvin Coolidge.The Association sponsored extensive sales efforts for the coin throughout the South, though these were hurt by the firing of Borglum in 1925, which alienated many of his supporters, including the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A 1928 audit of the fundraising showed excessive expenses and misuse of money, and construction ground to a halt the same year—a scaled-down sculpture was eventually completed in 1970. Due to the large quantities issued—over a million remain extant—the Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar remains inexpensive compared with other U.S. commemoratives.".
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- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar wikiPageRevisionID "595818574".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar composition "* 90.0% silver * 10.0% copper".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar country "United States".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar denomination "Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar diameter "30.61".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar diameterInh "1.2".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar edge Reeding.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar hasPhotoCollection Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar mass "12.5".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar mintMarks "None, all coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint without mint mark".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar obverse "Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar obverse.jpg".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar obverseDesign "Portrait of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar obverseDesignDate "1925".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar obverseDesigner Gutzon_Borglum.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar reverse "Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar reverse.jpg".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar reverseDesign "Eagle perched on a mountain crag; inscription to the bravery of the soldiers of the South".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar reverseDesignDate "1925".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar reverseDesigner Gutzon_Borglum.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar silverTroyOz "0.36169".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar thickness "2.15".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar thicknessInch "0.08".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar unit United_States_dollar.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar value "50".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar yearsOfMinting "1925".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar subject Category:1925_introductions.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar subject Category:Commemorative_coins_of_the_United_States.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar subject Category:United_States_silver_coins.
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar comment "The Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar was an American fifty-cent piece struck in 1925 at the Philadelphia Mint. Its main purpose was to raise money on behalf of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association for the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the coin features a depiction of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on the obverse and the caption: "Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of the South" on the reverse.".
- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar label "Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar".
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- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar sameAs Q7618997.
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- Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar depiction Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar_obverse.jpg.
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