1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial Gold Commemorative PCGS MS65

Here’s a low mintage—46,019—gold commemorative piece to include in your collection. PCGS has graded 2,140 of them in MS65 with 311 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $1,650.00 in MS65.

Ron Guth writes, “In 1926, the U.S. celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by issuing two commemorative coins, a half dollar and a $2.50 gold piece. The front of the $2.50 gold piece features a full-length image of Liberty holding a torch in her outstretched right arm and an unfurling scroll in the other. The back of the coin is a frontal view of Independence Hall, where the delegates met and signed the document.”

The Committee of Five presenting their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Painting by John Trumball in 1819. Image: Wikimedia Commons.