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The Maine Centennial half dollar is a commemorative coin struck in 1920 by the United States Bureau of the Mint, in honor of the anniversary of Maine's admission to the Union on March 15, 1820. It was sculpted by Anthony de Francisci , following sketches by artist Harry Cochrane, from Monmouth, Maine .
Design date. 1936. The York County, Maine, Tercentenary half dollar is a 50-cent commemorative coin minted in 1936 to mark the tercentenary (300th anniversary) of the founding of York County, Maine. The obverse shows Brown's Garrison, the fort around which York County was formed, while the reverse depicts the county's arms.
Walker's Point Estate. Walker's Point Estate (or the Bush compound) is the summer retreat of the Bush family, in the town of Kennebunkport, Maine. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean in the northeastern United States, on Walker's Point. The estate served as the Summer White House of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States .
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar. In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is ...
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The United States Sesquicentennial coin issue consisted of a commemorative half dollar and quarter eagle (gold $2.50 piece) struck in 1926 at the Philadelphia Mint for the 150th anniversary of American independence. The obverse of the half dollar features portraits of the first president, George Washington, and the president in 1926, Calvin ...
Webster–Ashburton Treaty. The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (the region that became Canada). Signed under John Tyler 's presidency, it resolved the so-called Aroostook War. The provisions of the treaty included:
U.S. states and D.C. by median home price, February 2024 (in February 2024 dollars) [1] State rank State or territory Median home price in US$ 1 Hawaii: $839,013 2 California: $765,197 — District of Columbia: $610,548 3 Massachusetts: $596,410 4 Washington: $575,894 5 Colorado: $539,151 6 Utah: $509,433 7 New Jersey: $503,432 8 Oregon: $487,244 9