1925 50C Stone Mountain NGC MS66- Trader Bea Label

Coin Highlights

• Issuer: United States of America

• Date: 1925

• Mint: Philadelphia (no mintmark)

• Denomination: 50 Cents (Half Dollar)

• Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

• Weight: 12.5 g

• Diameter: 30.6 mm

• Grade: NGC MS66 (Gem Uncirculated) – CAC Approved

• Holder: Trader Bea Label presentation

• Obverse Design: Portraits of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on horseback.

• Reverse Design: Sprawling eagle perched on a mountain crag, commemorating the Stone Mountain memorial project.

• Edge: Reeded

Historical Significance

• Authorized in 1924 and struck in 1925, the Stone Mountain Half Dollar was issued to raise funds for the Confederate memorial carving on Stone Mountain, Georgia.

• A total of 1.3 million coins were distributed, though many were melted due to slow sales, reducing overall surviving numbers.

• This coin stands as part of the early U.S. commemorative half dollar series (1892–1954), a cornerstone for collectors of classic commemoratives.