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UNITED STATES: AR 50 cents, 1918, KM-143, Illinois Statehood Centennial Commemorative, a wonderful lustrous example! PCGS graded MS64. There were two designers for this commemorative type; one to design the obverse, and the other the reverse. Mint Chief Engraver George T. Morgan sculpted the obverse, while his newly-hired assistant John R. Sinnock completed the reverse. The obverse depicts a masterfully completed portrait of a young Abraham Lincoln. The reverse of the coin was just as beautifully rendered. It's a slightly altered state seal of Illinois: a defiant eagle is perched upon a rocky mound and the federal shield, clutching in its beak a banner inscribed with the Illinois motto STATE SOVEREIGNTY NATIONAL UNION.

Estimate: 200-300 USD