List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1910s)

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1915

Non-circulating coins

Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse
50¢ Panama Pacific Exposition half dollar Liberty in front of San Francisco's Golden Gate Eagle perched on a shield90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized:

200,000 (max)

Pattern: [1]

4 (S) (silver)
2 (S) (gold)
4 (S) (copper)

Uncirculated:

200,030 S [2]

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1915 1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific (obverse).jpg 1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific (reverse).jpg
$1 Panama Pacific Exposition dollarPanama Canal laborer wearing a cap Dolphins 90% Au, 10% CuAuthorized:

25,000 (max)

Pattern: [3]

9 (S) (gold)
2 (S) (silver)

Uncirculated:

25,034 S [4]

1915 Panama-Pacific dollar obverse.jpg Panama-Pacific dollar reverse.jpg
$2.50 Panama Pacific Exposition quarter eagle Columbia riding a hippocampus Eagle90% Au, 10% CuAuthorized:

10,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

10,017 S [5]

1915 1915-S $2 1-2 Panama-Pacific Quarter Eagle (obverse).jpg 1915-S $2 1-2 Panama-Pacific Quarter Eagle (reverse).jpg
$50 Panama Pacific Exposition half union

(round)

Minerva Owl 90% Au, 10% CuAuthorized:

1,500 (max)

Uncirculated:

1,510 S [6]

1915 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific 50 Dollar Round (obv).jpg 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific 50 Dollar Round (rev).jpg
$50Panama Pacific Exposition half union

(octagonal)

MinervaOwl90% Au, 10% CuAuthorized:

1,500 (max)

Uncirculated:

1,509 S [6]

1915 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific 50 Dollar Octagonal (obv).jpg 1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific 50 Dollar Octagonal (rev).jpg

1916

Non-circulating coins

Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse
$1 McKinley Birthplace Memorial dollar William McKinley National McKinley Birthplace Memorial 90% Au, 10% CuAuthorized:

100,000 (max 1916-1917 total)

Pattern: [7]

1 (P) (nickel)

Uncirculated:

20,026 (P) [8]

1916 Mckinley memorial gold dollar commemorative obverse.jpg Mckinley memorial gold dollar commemorative reverse.jpg

1917

Non-circulating coins

Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse
$1McKinley Birthplace Memorial dollarWilliam McKinleyNational McKinley Birthplace Memorial90% Au, 10% CuUncirculated:

10,014 (P) [9]

1917 1917 McKinley dollar obverse.jpg 1917 McKinley dollar reverse.jpg

1918

Non-circulating coins

Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse
50¢ Illinois Centennial half dollar Abraham Lincoln Eagle with a shield and a ribbon90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:

100,000 (max)

Pattern: [10]

4 (P)

Uncirculated:

100,058 (P) [11]

1918 Illinois centennial half dollar commemorative obverse.jpg Illinois centennial half dollar commemorative reverse.jpg

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Below are the mintage figures for the Washington quarter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold dollar</span> United States commemorative coin

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Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter.

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