Elvis Presley "Such an Easy Question" 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.

Such an Easy Question

Elvis recorded “(Such an) Easy Question” in March 1962, at RCA in Nashville.  In May, the trade papers reported that Elvis was the biggest box-office draw in the movies.  “Easy Question” was later released with Elvis’ 1965 movie Tickle Me.  This movie was such a blockbuster hit that it is credited with saving Allied Artists.

“Easy Question,” written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott, spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 11.  It was reissued in November 1966 in the Gold Standard Series and is featured on the album Pot Luck.  Blackwell also wrote Elvis’ smash hits “Return to Sender,” “All Shook Up,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Fever,” and “One Broken Heart for Sale.”  Blackwell wrote more than 1,000 songs in the course of his career, including the hit “Great Balls of Fire.”  But his partnership with Elvis Presley brought him the greatest acclaim. Remarkably, the two artists never actually met face to face!