½ Dollar (Boone Bicentennial) , United States

1934-1938

Obverse

Reverse

Coin Details

Obverse

Description:

A frontiersman holding a chart of Kentucky and a musket, facing an American Indian holding a tomahawk. In the background, a blockhouse stockade and a sun with rays appear.

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

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

Engravers:

Augustus Lukeman

Reverse

Description:

A portrait of Daniel Boone. Since no known portraits of him exist, this is an artist's conception.

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HALF DOLLAR

Engravers:

Augustus Lukeman

Specifications

Weight12.5g
Diameter30.6mm
CompositionSilver (.900)
Orientationcoin
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Value50 Cents

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