Elvis Presley Gold "Love Me Tender" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
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CNS16003 - Elvis Presley Gold "Love Me Tender" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
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Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He is credited with 54 certified gold singles – more than any other recording artist ever! This coin highlights one of those songs that sold at least 500,000 copies.
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.
Love Me Tender
Elvis recorded “Love Me Tender” on August 2, 1956. It was the title track for his first movie. Love Me Tender was the story of two brothers torn by divided loyalties during the Civil War. Originally it was titled The Reno Brothers, but a switch was made to capitalize on Presley’s skyrocketing popularity.
Ken Darby wrote the words to “Love Me Tender” based on a Civil War-era song. “Aura Lee” was also the class song for West Point’s graduating class of 1865. Darby was a master of music composition, earning three Oscar awards for “The King and I,” “Porgy and Bess,” and “Camelot.” Elvis recorded Darby’s songs “Poor Boy” and “We’re Gonna Move.”
The movie Love Me Tender premiered at the Paramount Theater in New York City. The single “Love Me Tender” shattered existing records when it became the first song in history to achieve advance sales of over 1 million copies. And in Germany, a young listener named Priscilla fell in love with Elvis to the tune.
Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He is credited with 54 certified gold singles – more than any other recording artist ever! This coin highlights one of those songs that sold at least 500,000 copies.
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.
Love Me Tender
Elvis recorded “Love Me Tender” on August 2, 1956. It was the title track for his first movie. Love Me Tender was the story of two brothers torn by divided loyalties during the Civil War. Originally it was titled The Reno Brothers, but a switch was made to capitalize on Presley’s skyrocketing popularity.
Ken Darby wrote the words to “Love Me Tender” based on a Civil War-era song. “Aura Lee” was also the class song for West Point’s graduating class of 1865. Darby was a master of music composition, earning three Oscar awards for “The King and I,” “Porgy and Bess,” and “Camelot.” Elvis recorded Darby’s songs “Poor Boy” and “We’re Gonna Move.”
The movie Love Me Tender premiered at the Paramount Theater in New York City. The single “Love Me Tender” shattered existing records when it became the first song in history to achieve advance sales of over 1 million copies. And in Germany, a young listener named Priscilla fell in love with Elvis to the tune.