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1/2 Dollar Maine Statehood Centennial
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of the State of Maine occupies the central field, depicting an escutcheon bearing a pine tree and a moose couchant, flanked by two standing supporters: a farmer holding a scythe on the left and a seaman resting on an anchor on the right. Above the shield, a scroll bears the state motto DIRIGO, surmounted by a five-pointed star. The surrounding legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the upper periphery, while HALF DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower border, with the word MAINE appearing at the base of the shield. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise, a legislative bargain that admitted Missouri as a slave state simultaneously to preserve the sectional balance. Congress authorized the centennial half dollar in 1920, and the entire authorized mintage of 50,028 pieces was struck at Philadelphia in a single year — no branch mint issues exist for this type.
Most were sold directly to the Maine Centennial Commission at a premium over face value. Genuine circulation examples are essentially nonexistent.