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– United States
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration:
Bicentennial of Daniel Boone birth
United States
Context
Years:
1934–1938
Issuer:
United States
Period:
Federal republic
(since 1776)
Currency:
Dollar
(since 1785)
Total mintage:
73,172
Material
Diameter:
30.6 mm
Weight:
12.5 g
Silver weight:
11.25 g
Shape:
Round
Composition:
90%
Silver
Magnetic:
No
Technique:
Milled
Alignment:
Coin alignment
OBVERSE ↑
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REVERSE ↓
References
KM:
#
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165
Numista:
#51959
Value
Exchange value:
0.50 USD = $0.50
Bullion value:
$32.43
Inflation-adjusted value:
12.41 USD
Obverse
Description:
A frontiersman with a Kentucky chart and musket faces a tomahawk-wielding American Indian, with a stockade and sun in the background.
Inscription:
IN GOD WE TRUST
E PLURIBUS UNUM
DANIEL
BOONE
BICENTENNIAL
1934
PIONEER
YEAR
1935
Translation:
In God We Trust
Out of Many, One
Daniel
Boone
Bicentennial
1934
Pioneer
Year
1935
Script:
Latin
Languages:
English
,
Latin
Engraver:
Augustus Lukeman
Reverse
Description:
An artist's conception of Daniel Boone, as no verified portraits exist.
Inscription:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HALF DOLLAR
Script:
Latin
Engraver:
Augustus Lukeman
Edge
Reeded
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Mints
Name
Mark
United States Mint of Philadelphia
—
United States Mint of Denver
D
United States Mint of San Francisco
S
Mintings
Year
Mint Mark
Mintage
Quality
Collection
1934
—
10,007
+
1935
—
10,010
+
1935
D
5,005
+
1935
S
5,005
+
1936
D
5,005
+
1936
S
5,006
+
1936
—
12,012
+
1937
—
9,810
+
1937
D
2,506
+
1937
S
2,506
+
1938
—
2,100
+
1938
D
2,100
+
1938
S
2,100
+
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