Added by | Robert Knapp |
In personal collections | 7 |
General Description | Half dollar coins have been produced nearly every year since the inception of the United States Mint in 1794. Sometimes referred to as the fifty-cent piece, the only U.S. coin that has been minted more consistently is the cent. |
Obv. Description | Full-length figure of Liberty striding toward the dawn of a new day, clad in the Stars and Stripes and carrying branches of laurel and oak symbolizing civil and military glory. |
Rev. Description | A majestic eagle perched on a mountain crag, wings unfolded in a pose suggesting power, with a sapling of mountain pine symbolic of Americas pringing from a rift in the rock. |
Catalog code | KM# 142 |
Mintage | 47,818,000 |
Diameter | 30.60 mm |
Weight | 12.5000 g |
Material | Silver |
Orientation | Coin |
Mint | United States of America - Philadelphia (P) |
Edge Type | reeded |
Designer | Adolph A. Weinman |
Catalog prices *what it means? |
F $7.00 VF $7.50 XF $8.50 UNC $11.00 |