Elvis Presley "Don't be Cruel" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
# CNS2005 - Elvis Presley "Don't be Cruel" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin
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CNS2005 - Elvis Presley "Don't be Cruel" 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 his hit songs.
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.
Don’t Be Cruel
Otis Blackwell was a struggling singer and songwriter in the early ‘50s. He’d had a minor hit with “Daddy Rolling Stone” by Jay-Dee in 1953, but true success had evaded him. That all changed on Christmas Eve, 1955.
Blackwell had prepared a demo of his song “Don’t Be Cruel,” with Otis on the piano and a drummer keeping the beat on a cardboard box. It was one of six songs Blackwell sold that night for a total of $150.
Elvis recorded “Don’t Be Cruel” on July 2, 1956, in New York City. The single was released with “Hound Dog” on the flip side. The monster hit spent 27 weeks on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart, where it peaked at #1. “Don’t Be Cruel” also topped the country and rhythm and blues charts, selling more than 9 million copies.
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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 his hit songs.
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.
Don’t Be Cruel
Otis Blackwell was a struggling singer and songwriter in the early ‘50s. He’d had a minor hit with “Daddy Rolling Stone” by Jay-Dee in 1953, but true success had evaded him. That all changed on Christmas Eve, 1955.
Blackwell had prepared a demo of his song “Don’t Be Cruel,” with Otis on the piano and a drummer keeping the beat on a cardboard box. It was one of six songs Blackwell sold that night for a total of $150.
Elvis recorded “Don’t Be Cruel” on July 2, 1956, in New York City. The single was released with “Hound Dog” on the flip side. The monster hit spent 27 weeks on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart, where it peaked at #1. “Don’t Be Cruel” also topped the country and rhythm and blues charts, selling more than 9 million copies.
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