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½ Dollar (York County, Maine Tercentenary) , United States

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Obverse
An image of Brown’s Garrison, the original settlement of York County. The image is based on a woodcut printed in The Proprietors of Saco.
Latin
UNITED · STATES · OF · AMERICA LIBERTY E · PLURIBUS · UNUM * HALF · DOLLAR *
Reverse
The York County Seal, which consists of a shield containing a cross and pine tree.
Latin
* YORK · COUNTY * 1636 1936 IN · GOD WE · TRUST FIRST · COUNTY · IN · MAINE
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