½ Dollar – United States
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: Hudson New York Sesquicentennial
United States
Context
Year: 1935
Issuer: United States 
Period:
(since 1776)
Currency:
(since 1785)
Subdivision: ½ Dollar = 50 Cents
Total mintage: 10,008
Material
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard170
Numista: #6482
Value
Exchange value: ½ USD = $0.50
Bullion value: $31.97
Inflation-adjusted value: 11.99 USD
Obverse
Description:
The obverse features Hudson's city seal: Neptune sits backward on a whale, holding his trident, while a mermaid blows a conch shell to the left. A banner above reads “Et Decus Et Pretium Recti.”
Inscription:
.CITY OF HUDSON.N.Y.
ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI
E PLURIBUS UNUM
1785.1935
ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI
E PLURIBUS UNUM
1785.1935
Translation:
City of Hudson, N.Y.
Both the cause and the price of the fight
Out of many, one
1785 1935
Both the cause and the price of the fight
Out of many, one
1785 1935
Script: Latin
Engraver: Chester Beach
Reverse
Description:
The Half Moon, Henry Hudson's ship, with a cartoon crescent moon beside it.
Inscription:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN GOD WE TRUST
HUDSON
HALF DOLLAR
IN GOD WE TRUST
HUDSON
HALF DOLLAR
Script: Latin
Engraver: Chester Beach
Edge
Reeded
Categories
| Symbol> Moon |
| Object> Cold weapons |
| Mythology |
| Animal> Marine mammal |
| Symbol> Flag |
| Geography> Sea |
| Transportation> Watercraft |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| United States Mint of Philadelphia | — |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | — | 10,008 |
💎 Very Rare