Found a pretty cool Silver today

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Decided to get out for a while today and found one cool piece of Silver. It is a 1925 Stone Mountain commemorative coin.
Some info from Wikipedia on the coin.

The Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar was an American fifty-cent piece struck in 1925 at the Philadelphia Mint. Its main purpose was to raise money on behalf of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association for the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the coin features a depiction of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on the obverse and the caption: "Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of the South" on the reverse. The piece was also originally intended to be in memory of the recently deceased president, Warren G. Harding, but no mention of him appears on the coin.

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You can tell a dozer, or equivalent, had mashed most of these little toys and other stuff. Just grass and trees there now.
That one unknown item is marked Sterling.



Thanks for looking!!
 

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The Stone Mountain half was minted to be sold for a dollar each with the proceeds to go to help fund the carving of the figures on the mountain. Sales were poor and the profits badly handled. Many sat in bank vaults unsold. In the early 1930’s many banks ended up dumping them into circulation.
That be said it’s an awesome find and in great condition.
 

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Super cool find. I’ve never seen one of those before. Big congrats!!

I also didn't know this coin existed. Had to research it to see exactly the history of it.

Thanks!
 

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