Lot 3358
1921 Missouri Half Dollar, no 2 x 4. PCGS graded MS-66. Light mottled toning. One of the finest! 15,428 coins minted. An immaculate, spinning-fresh Gem, the surfaces spread light with vivid toned originality over both sides. It is easy to see this piece was delivered a full, sharp blow by the dies. Robert Aitken sculpted the Missouri Half Dollar. The obverse features a frontiersman; some have claimed it represents Daniel Boone, but Boone had died in 1820 at the ripe age of 86. The dates 1821-1921 refer to the centennial of Missouri's admission into the Union as the 24th state. A portion of the issue has a small "2x4" in the field in front of the bust. There are also 24 stars on the reverse, with obvious connotations. Walter Breen, in his encyclopedia on the series, described the reverse motif as follows: "A white frontiersman with rifle and powderhorn (apparently on the old theory that 'the only good Injun is a dead Injun') appears to be sending away the Indian, whose shield and peace pipe are mere impedimenta." Net mintage was: with 2x4, 5,000; plain, 15,400, with 28 set aside for the annual Assay. Pop 27; none finer. (PCGS # 9330) .
Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500.
The Greenhill Collection.
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