Coin profile
Reported standard-issue mintage / distribution: 86,594
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1925 California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar
The story behind this coin
San Francisco
Design and symbolism
The 1925 half dollar celebrated 75 years of California statehood. Sculptor Jo Mora avoided portraits and monuments: his kneeling forty-niner pans for gold on the obverse, while a muscular grizzly crosses the reverse. Together they connect the Gold Rush that transformed California with the animal already famous on the state flag—nearly three decades before the grizzly became California's official state animal.
Obverse: A prospector works his pan beneath LIBERTY, with the San Francisco mintmark near the ground line.
Regular issues and mintages
| Regular issue | Mint | Net distribution / collector mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Issue / series total | 86,594 |
The figures in this 1925 California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar table report the regular collector issues shown for this commemorative. Where sponsors returned unsold coins for melting, the listed quantity reflects net distribution rather than the larger number initially struck.