Elvis Presley "Marie's the Name,his Latest Flame" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin

Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.  He is credited with 54 certified gold singles – more than any other recording artist ever!  This coin highlights one of those songs that sold at least 500,000 copies. 

Mystic has permanently bonded a vibrant image of Elvis to this uncirculated US Half Dollar.  The coin features an original photo...  more

Elvis Presley is rightly called the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.  He is credited with 54 certified gold singles – more than any other recording artist ever!  This coin highlights one of those songs that sold at least 500,000 copies. 

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.

(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame

Although he refused the first song they submitted to him, Elvis had a string of hits in the 1960s written by future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriters Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.  Among them were: “A Mess of Blues,” “Surrender,” “Suspicion,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Girl Happy,” “Double Trouble,” and “You’ll Think of Me.” 

Elvis recorded the song “(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame” on June 26, 1961.  The single – featuring Pomus and Shuman’s “Little Sister” on the flip side – spent 11 weeks on the Billboard chart, peaking at #4 and reaching #1 in the United Kingdom.