½ Dollar (American Bald Eagle) , United States
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Coin Details
Obverse
Two baby eaglets and an egg within a Bald Eagle nest.
Latin
LIBERTY * 2008 IN GOD WE TRUST
Reverse
The Bald Eagle “Challenger” with an American flag in the background. “Challenger” is a non-releasable Bald Eagle who has been trained to free fly at major events during the National Anthem.
Latin
E PLURIBUS CHALLENGER UNUM UNITED STATES of AMERICA S HALF DOLLAR
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½ Dollar (50th Anniversary of Kennedy Half Dollar: Gold Issue)
Obverse: A portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the youngest-ever-elected president. United States Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts based this profile on a portrait prepared for Kennedy’s presidential medal., Reverse: Based on the Presidential Seal and was created by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Frank Gasparro. It consists of a heraldic eagle with a shield on its breast holding a symbolic olive branch and bundle of 13 arrows.
