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The article offers information on the 1797 half dollar. Topics discussed include the emergence of the 1796 and 1797 half dollars as the only coins with a Draped Bust obverse and Small Eagle reverse designs, price for the 15-star and 16-star obverse 1796 coins, and the scarcity of the dates in the grading service totals.

The article reports on the sales recorded by the Lulu Collection of Walking Liberty half dollars in the Stack's Bowers Galleries Costa Mesa Auction in California in June 2021. Topics discussed include the emergence of almost all 20 coins in the collection as the top coins in the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) Population Report, record sales of the 1943 MS-68+ PCGS coin in the Short Set category, and the auction to be held by the firm at the World's Fair of Money in Illinois.

Mentions plans for the March 2000 introduction of a United States Golden Dollar coin. Composition, size and weight; Use in vending machines; Number of Golden Dollars to be made; US coin collectors; Representation of Shoshone Indian Sacagawea.