Elvis Presley "Quartet Makes Music History" 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 photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Quartet Makes Music History

On December 4th, 1956, Elvis dropped in to the Sun Records studio to find Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins in a recording session.

Carl Perkins had a hit with “Blue Suede Shoes” the previous year, and was struggling to keep his momentum going. Jerry Lee Lewis had just signed with Sun Records, and Johnny Cash was a virtual unknown when the four sat down for a jam session.

Sam Phillips had his engineer start taping when the four artists began to play. The result was an album of gospel, rockabilly, and soul that some have called “The Holy Grail of Rock and Roll.” They would be dubbed the Million Dollar Quartet.

Looking back, Perkins recalled the phenomena that surrounded Elvis. “This boy had everything. He had the looks, the moves, the manager, and the talent. And he didn’t look like Mr. Ed like a lot of the rest of us did. In the way he looked, way he talked, way he acted – he really was different.”