Elvis Presley "Transadlantic Interview" 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.

Transatlantic Interview

This coin honors the first of Elvis’ three transatlantic telephone interviews with Dick Clark.

At the time, Dick Clark was hosting his popular T.V. show American Bandstand.  Elvis never appeared on the show, simply because he was largely done with T.V. appearances by the time the show was created.  But Clark was a respected adult voice that spoke to teens, so Parker arranged for the calls to be recorded and aired on the show.

Elvis’ first conversation took place on his 24th birthday. Elvis told Clark that he was still playing his guitar and didn’t want to get rusty.  And Clark informed Elvis that he’d won a couple of the show’s awards – Favorite Male Vocalist and Favorite Record of 1958.  Elvis repeatedly told Clark how much he looked forward to returning home.

The second interview came in August. Elvis told Clark that he had a T.V. appearance and three movies in the works.  Clark informed Elvis that his latest single had gone gold.  Their third interview came on Elvis 25th birthday the following January.  By this time, it had been announced that the T.V. appearance would be on Frank Sinatra’s show.  Elvis said it was an honor and that he admired Sinatra.

Elvis admitted that he was nervous how he’d be received when he got home.  But Clark was positive he had nothing to worry about.  He claimed, “His doubts will vanish, for his fans are true-blue loyal, and Elvis will still be wearing the crown... I’ll bet when Elvis gets his release there will be headlines reading, ‘Can Presley Make a Comeback?’  He doesn’t have to make a comeback.  Just come back.  We’re all waiting for him.”.