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Issued as part of the American Arts Commemorative Series from 1980-1984, mandated by Congress. The medals weren't popular at their time of issue which limited overall sales.
Catalog Information
GSID:
15290
Designer:
Frank Gasparro
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (oz):
0.5 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
27
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Marian Anderson
Variety 2:
1/2 Ounce Gold
Coin Date:
1980
Denomination:
Medal
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
West Point
Mintage:
281,624
Coinage Type:
Medal
Coinage Years:
1980-84
Composition:
90% gold, 10% copper
PCGS #:
20500
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Coin Value History
1980 Medal Marian Anderson, 1/2 Ounce Gold MS
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1980 Medal Marian Anderson, 1/2 Ounce Gold MS
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1980 Medal Grant Wood, 1 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $4,021 – $4,291
1981 Medal Mark Twain, 1 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $4,021 – $4,291
1981 Medal Willa Cather, 1/2 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $2,011 – $2,278
1982 Medal Louis Armstrong, 1 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $4,021 – $4,291
1982 Medal Frank Lloyd Wright, 1/2 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $2,011 – $2,278
1983 Medal Robert Frost, 1 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $4,021 – $4,291
1983 Medal Alexander Calder, 1/2 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $2,011 – $2,278
1984 Medal Helen Hayes, 1 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $4,021 – $4,291
1984 Medal John Steinbeck, 1/2 Ounce Gold MS
Worth: $2,011 – $2,278
1980 Medal Marian Anderson, Half-Ounce Gold, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/158 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (23/155 and 0/0+). ...
$960
1980 Medal Marian Anderson, Half-Ounce Gold, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (51/100 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (47/108 and 0/0+). ...
$960
1980 Medal Marian Anderson, Half-Ounce Gold, MS68 NGC. NGC Census: (22/7). PCGS Population: (24/0). Mintage 281,624. ...
$960
1980 Medal Marian Anderson, Half-Ounce Gold, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/158 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (23/155 and 0/0+). ...
$990
1980 MS Marian Anderson Half-Ounce Gold Medal MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (40/76). NGC Census: (29/64)....
$676
1980 One-Ounce Gold Marian Anderson American Arts Commemorative Series Medal MS68 NGC. NGC Census: (22/7). PCGS Population: ...
$1,860
1980 Medal Marian Anderson, Half-Ounce Gold, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/151 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (23/155 and 0/0+). ...
$960
1980 MS Marian Anderson Half-Ounce Gold Medal, American Arts Commemorative Series MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Populat...
$881
1980 Medal Marian Anderson, Half-Ounce Gold, MS68 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/0). NGC Census: (14/6). Mintage 281,624. ...
$780
1980 Half-Ounce Gold American Art Medal. Marian Anderson (1897-1993). MS-65 (PCGS).
$1,091
1980 Marian Anderson Half-Ounce Gold Medal MS65 PCGS. ...
$489
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