Elvis Presley "Network Television Debut" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin

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 photog...  more

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.

Network Television Debut

This coin commemorates Elvis’ January 28, 1956, appearance on the Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.  Elvis and his band began rehearsing for their first national TV appearance five days earlier in Memphis.  Elvis and manager Colonel Parker flew to New York City a couple of days before the show, staying at the Warwick Hotel.

On the program, Elvis performed “Shake Rattle and Roll / Flip Flop and Fly” and “I Got a Woman.”  Although he was relatively unknown at the time, one serviceman stationed in New Jersey recalled, “I often went on Saturday nights to the Dorsey Brothers show and I was there when Elvis Presley made his national debut on that show.  I had never heard of him and was startled when he appeared on stage and hundreds of girls began screaming.”