1921 U.S. 50¢ - Alabama 2x2 Commemorative Half Dollar - NGC MS65
- Grading Service: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation - NGC
- Grade: Mint State 65 - MS 65
- Certification: 1801846-009
- Country: United States
- Type: Non-Circulating Coin
- Years: 1921
- Mint: United States Mint - Philadelphia (11792-Date)
- Denomination: 11/2 Dollar = 50 Cents
- Currency: Dollar (1785-Date)
- Composition: .900 Silver
- Diameter: 30.6mm
- Weight: 12.5g
- Edge: Reeded
- Mintage: 6,006
- Obverse: Portraits of William Wyatt Bibb, the first governor of Alabama, and Thomas E. Kilby, the current governor. Twenty-two stars are arranged to each side of the portrait. Some coins were struck with “2X2” in the right field above the stars.
- Reverse: An eagle perched on a shield, which is based on the Alabama State Seal
- Reference: KM#148
- Commemorative Issue: Alabama Centennial 1819-1919
The 1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar celebrated the 100th anniversary of statehood two years after the fact. Also of note, this represented the first U.S. coin to depict a living person.
Authorization for 100,000 of the silver half dollars had been received in May 1920, with the coins to be produced “as soon as practicable.” The design proposal and discussion by Alabama Centennial Commissions Discussion was not concluded until 1921, by then the 102nd anniversary of Alabama’s statehood.
The 2X2 notation has dual meanings on this coin. Alabama was the 22nd state admitted into the union and the X was to represent the St. Andrew's cross from the state flag (as well as that of the Confederacy.)
Sales of the 1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar began on October 26, 1921, to coincide with President Warren Harding’s visit to Birmingham, Alabama. The coins were distributed through banks for $1 each.
Authorization: Public Law 66-200
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 100,000
1921 “2X2”: 30,000
1921 Plain: 35,000
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