Elvis Presley Gold "I Feel So Bad" 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 photograph of Presley from his estate’s official archives and is officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

I Feel So Bad

Elvis Presley recorded “I Feel So Bad” on March 12, 1961, at RCA’s Studio B in Nashville. The single was released the following May with “Wild in the Country” on the flip side. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 15 on the R&B chart. Reflecting Presley’s worldwide popularity, the single reached number 4 in the UK.

“I Feel So Bad” was written by Chuck Willis in 1953, and was recorded by him that same year. Willis was a popular R&B singer, and his most successful song was “C.C. Rider,” which Elvis also covered. When Dick Clark played Willis’ version on the popular American Bandstand television show, it made the dance “The Stroll” popular. Eventually the artist became known as “The King of the Stroll.”