For my 12 Days of Christmas and the fifth on my list is the US coin pictured below!
1935 Hudson Sesquicentennial Silver Half Dollar
The reverse features a two-masted sailing vessel under full sail with the moon in the background. The ship depicted on the reverse of this coin is The Halve Maen (Half Moon). I found this interesting information about this ship.
The Halve Maen (Half Moon) – The Netherlands – 1608-1618
In late summer 1609, the newly-built Dutch flyboat the Halve Maen entered New York harbor after sailing up and down the mid-Atlantic coast of North America. The ship’s captain was Henry Hudson, an Englishman hired by the Dutch officials of the United East India Company to covertly discover a shortened eastern trade route.
Hudson had attempted to find such a route twice before and believed he was heading towards Cathay (China) when he arrived at North America’s northeastern shores. Hudson and Halve Maen made it all the way to present-day Albany along the “Hudson” River before deciding his ship could no longer proceed up the shallow waters. So he turned back, finding no route to the Orient.
Amazingly, Halve Maen was in service for only eleven years. The ship was attacked and destroyed during an English attack on Jakarta, Indonesia in 1618. Replicas have been built over the years, including one commissioned by the Netherlands in 1909 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Hudson’s voyage. That ship outlasted the original by fourteen years before a fire consumed it in 1934. Today, another replica (built in 2005) sails along the Hudson River, owned and operated by a non-profit organization.
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In honor of the 150th anniversary of the modest New York town bearing the legendary explorer Henry Hudson's name, the Hudson Sesquicentennial Half Dollar was released. Apparently not all of the coins were put up for direct public sale, which led to further controversy surrounding the matter. The dealers who bought the coins usually resold them for higher prices.
It seemed odd to issue a commemorative coin on the centennial of the founding of Hudson, New York, as the town had only 14,000 citizens at the time. Coins were typically issued for significant national events, although throughout this time period, this designation grew broader. The legislation specified a mintage of only 10,000 pieces.
The coin was designed by Chester Beach.
The current going price for an MS65 PCGS Hudson Commemorative Silver Half Dollar.
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https://coinweek.com/coins/commemoratives/the-great-ships-of-american-coinage/
https://www.ebay.com/itm/383124385690?
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1935-hudson-ny-sesquicentennial-half-dollar.337764/page-2
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6482.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Beach
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