1/2 Dollar 75th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam

€79,014.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1937
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight12.50 g
Dimensions30.60 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)William Marks Simpson
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#190
Obverse descriptionGeneral Robert Edward Lee and General George Brinton McClellan facing left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering★ ★ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ★ ★ ★ IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY ·GEN·GEORGE·B·MC·CLELLAN· ·GEN·ROBERT·E·LEE· HALF DOLLAR
Reverse descriptionThe Burnside Bridge, which was an important tactical objective of the battle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering· SEVENTY · FIFTH · ANNIVERSARY · BATTLE · OF · ANTIETAM · · E · PLURIBUS · UNUM · · THE · BURNSIDE · BRIDGE · · SEPTEMBER 171862 · 1937ั
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1937  - Philadelphia - 18 028
Catalog ID4121472050
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