Elvis Presley "Blue Hawaii" 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.

Blue Hawaii

This coin commemorates Elvis’ most successful movie, Blue Hawaii. Here are some facts from that movie:

The soundtrack features 14 songs, the most of any Elvis movie.
The movie’s box office success was paralleled by record sales. “Rock-a-Hula Baby” sold over a million copies while the soundtrack album topped 500,000 in just three months.
“Aloha Oe” (“Farewell to Thee”) was written by Hawaii’s last reigning queen, Liliuokalani, in 1878.
Bing Crosby first introduced the song “Blue Hawaii” in the 1937 film Waikiki Wedding.
Juliet Prowse, Elvis’ co-star in I. Blues, was signed to play Maile. She left the film when the studio refused to provide another studio’s make-up artist and pay to fly her secretary to Hawaii.
Angela Lansbury played Elvis’ mother in the film. She was only 35 years old at the time – just 10 years older than Elvis.
Producer Hal B. Wallis can be seen in a cameo walking down the street. Wallis, who described an Elvis film as the “only sure thing in Hollywood,” produced King Creole, I. Blues, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, and Easy Come, Easy Go.
Hundreds of real fans who were watching the shoot can be heard screaming in the first scene where Chad (Elvis) is seen leaving the plane.
The soundtrack album spent 20 consecutive weeks on the #1 spot of the Billboard Top LP’s chart in 1961-1962 (a record to be broken in 1977 by Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors” album), and it stayed on the charts for 79 weeks. The soundtrack album is ranked #9 on Billboard’s All Time Hot 100 Albums Chart.

Blue Hawaii

This coin commemorates Elvis’ most successful movie, Blue Hawaii. Here are some facts from that movie:

The soundtrack features 14 songs, the most of any Elvis movie.
The movie’s box office success was paralleled by record sales. “Rock-a-Hula Baby” sold over a million copies while the soundtrack album topped 500,000 in just three months.
“Aloha Oe” (“Farewell to Thee”) was written by Hawaii’s last reigning queen, Liliuokalani, in 1878.
Bing Crosby first introduced the song “Blue Hawaii” in the 1937 film Waikiki Wedding.
Juliet Prowse, Elvis’ co-star in I. Blues, was signed to play Maile. She left the film when the studio refused to provide another studio’s make-up artist and pay to fly her secretary to Hawaii.
Angela Lansbury played Elvis’ mother in the film. She was only 35 years old at the time – just 10 years older than Elvis.
Producer Hal B. Wallis can be seen in a cameo walking down the street. Wallis, who described an Elvis film as the “only sure thing in Hollywood,” produced King Creole, I. Blues, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, and Easy Come, Easy Go.
Hundreds of real fans who were watching the shoot can be heard screaming in the first scene where Chad (Elvis) is seen leaving the plane.
The soundtrack album spent 20 consecutive weeks on the #1 spot of the Billboard Top LP’s chart in 1961-1962 (a record to be broken in 1977 by Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors” album), and it stayed on the charts for 79 weeks. The soundtrack album is ranked #9 on Billboard’s All Time Hot 100 Albums Chart.