1/2 Dollar Sesquicentennial of American Independence

€37,692.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1926
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight12.5 g
Dimensions30.61 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)John R. Sinnock
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#160
Obverse descriptionBusts of George Washington and Calvin C. Coolidge. The latter was the President at the time of issue and represented the first time that a U.S. President appeared on a coin during his lifetime.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering✿LIBERTY✿ IN GOD WE TRUST UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA
Reverse descriptionLiberty Bell
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSESQUICENTENNIAL·OF·AMERICAN·INDEPENDENCE E·PLURIBUS·UNUM 1776 1926 ·HALF·DOLLARั·
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1926  - 859,408 melted = 141,120 - 1 000 528
Catalog ID3877443430
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