½ Dollar – United States
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: Hawaiian Sesquicentennial
United States
Context
Year: 1928
Issuer: United States 
Period:
(since 1776)
Currency:
(since 1785)
Subdivision: ½ Dollar = 50 Cents
Total mintage: 10,058
Material
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard163
Numista: #25253
Value
Exchange value: ½ USD = $0.50
Bullion value: $31.97
Inflation-adjusted value: 9.25 USD
Obverse
Description:
A portrait of Captain James Cook with the eight largest islands depicted along the bottom edge.
Inscription:
·UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA·
IN GOD
WE TRUST
CAPT.
JAMES COOK
DISCOVERER OF
HAWAII
HALF DOLLAR
IN GOD
WE TRUST
CAPT.
JAMES COOK
DISCOVERER OF
HAWAII
HALF DOLLAR
Script: Latin
Engraver: Chester Beach
Reverse
Description:
A Hawaiian chief extends a welcome, with Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, coconut trees, and grass huts behind him.
Inscription:
E·PLURIBUS
UNUM
1778 1928
UNUM
1778 1928
Script: Latin
Engraver: Juliette May Fraser
Edge
Reeded
Categories
| Geography> Beach |
| Plant> Tree |
| Person> Explorer |
| Person> Military leader |
| Geography> Mountain |
| Object> Cold weapons |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| United States Mint of Philadelphia | — |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | — | 10,008 | ||
| 1928 | — | 50 | Proof |
💎 Very Rare