Only 100,057 of these 1946 Iowa Commemoratives were minted. PCGS slabbed and graded MS63.
Since 1936, no new commemorative coins had been approved, as the many abuses and scandals involved with past commemorative coin issues had caused both Congress and then-president Franklin D. Roosevelt to oppose any bills for new commemoratives, especially after a Congressional hearing held on April 15, 1937. However, with Harry S. Truman in office, the state of Iowa was able to get the bill for the Iowa Centennial half dollar passed on August 7, 1946. The bill authorized a minimum of 100,000 coins to be minted. Former mint engraver Adam Pietz was selected by Mint director Nellie Tayloe Ross to design and sculpt the coin.
PCGS MS63 1946 Iowa Commemorative Half Dollar - MS63 PCGS Ioawa Half Dollar Commemorative 1946