 A total of 5,250 of the 1933-D were struck, of which approximately five were reserved for the Assay Commission and 242 were eventually returned for melting. Bowers believes that the returned pieces were likely defective, rather than unsold. The Association dubbed the 1933-D the "Century of Progress Exposition Issue"; both the 1928 and the 1933-D half dollars were sold for $ 2 each. However, the 1928 could be obtained for $ 1.75 by anyone who had recently bought two or more of the 1926 issues, and could be purchased for as little as $ 1.10 each by purchasing 10 of the 1926-dated coins.
