Elvis Presley "USS Arizona Memorial Benefit" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
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Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. As a real Elvis fan, you love capturing your favorite historic moments from the life of the original American idol. This coin preserves one of your favorite Elvis memories
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
USS Arizona Memorial Benefit
In 1961, Elvis performed in Hawaii to raise money for a historic memorial. This coin features that performance.
President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, “a date that would live in infamy.” During the attack on Pearl Harbor, four battleships and many other ships were sunk. The USS Arizona was one of those battleships and 1,177 lives were lost when it went down – the greatest loss of life in US Naval History. The ship could not be recovered, and still lies in Pearl Harbor with the bodies of over 1,000 servicemen entombed in the wreck.
In the late 1950s, Congress voted to have a memorial built to honor the sailors who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The $500,000 needed had to be raised privately, not through government funding. $250,000 was raised in the first few years, but donations slowed down over time. Colonel Parker, Elvis Presley’s manager, read an article in a Los Angeles newspaper about the lack of funding and knew Elvis would want to help out.
Presley was scheduled to film the movie Blue Hawaii, so he arranged to do a benefit concert while he was there. The show took place at the Bloch Arena near Pearl Harbor. About 4,000 people packed the building, and Elvis even bought a ticket to help the cause. Presley performed 15 songs and ended with a slide across the stage on his knees. The concert raised over $64,000 for the memorial.
Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. As a real Elvis fan, you love capturing your favorite historic moments from the life of the original American idol. This coin preserves one of your favorite Elvis memories
Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar. The coin features an original photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
USS Arizona Memorial Benefit
In 1961, Elvis performed in Hawaii to raise money for a historic memorial. This coin features that performance.
President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, “a date that would live in infamy.” During the attack on Pearl Harbor, four battleships and many other ships were sunk. The USS Arizona was one of those battleships and 1,177 lives were lost when it went down – the greatest loss of life in US Naval History. The ship could not be recovered, and still lies in Pearl Harbor with the bodies of over 1,000 servicemen entombed in the wreck.
In the late 1950s, Congress voted to have a memorial built to honor the sailors who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The $500,000 needed had to be raised privately, not through government funding. $250,000 was raised in the first few years, but donations slowed down over time. Colonel Parker, Elvis Presley’s manager, read an article in a Los Angeles newspaper about the lack of funding and knew Elvis would want to help out.
Presley was scheduled to film the movie Blue Hawaii, so he arranged to do a benefit concert while he was there. The show took place at the Bloch Arena near Pearl Harbor. About 4,000 people packed the building, and Elvis even bought a ticket to help the cause. Presley performed 15 songs and ended with a slide across the stage on his knees. The concert raised over $64,000 for the memorial.