Elvis Presley "Mississippi,Alabama Fair & Diary Show" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin

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 photo...  more

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.

Mississippi - Alabama Farm and Dairy Show

On September 26, 1956, Elvis performed two shows at the Mississippi – Alabama Fair and Dairy Show in Tupelo, Mississippi.  This was the same fair where Presley had performed for the first time at a talent show when he was just 10 years old.  By 1956, Elvis was a rising star, and was filming Love Me Tender when he flew from Hollywood to Mississippi to perform.  His fans had gained a reputation for going wild, so the National Guard had been called out to control the crowd.  Elvis’s parents were in the audience, as well as a 14-year-old Wynette Pugh, who would later change her name to Tammy Wynette and become a singing legend herself.

Elvis considered the concerts a homecoming, because he had been born in Tupelo.  A banner reading “Tupelo Welcomes Elvis Presley Home” was stretched across Main Street.  The mayor of the town gave Presley a key to the city.