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½ Dollar (Bridgeport) , United States
1936

Obverse

Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Phineas Taylor Barnum facing left.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
BRIDGEPORT · CONNECTICUT · CENTENNIAL P. T. BARNUM 1836-1936
Engravers:
Henry Kreis
Reverse
Description:
A modernistic interpretation of an eagle.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST E PLURIBUS UNUM LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR
Engravers:
Henry Kreis
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