Replica - ½ Dollar Boone Bicentennial

The Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar was issued from 1934 through 1938, ostensibly commemorating the 200th anniversary of Boone's birth — though the series quickly became a vehicle for promoter C. Frank Shnitt to extract maximum profit through an aggressive scheme of mint mark variants and sub-issues that drew sharp criticism from collectors and Congress alike. The proliferation of P, D, and S mint mark combinations, sold only in sets at inflated prices, helped accelerate the end of the entire commemorative half dollar program by 1954.

This example is a silver-plated replica. KM#165 refers to the 1934 issue, the first in the series.