Arkansas Centennial half dollar explained

Country:United States
Denomination:Arkansas Centennial half dollar
Value:50 cents (0.50
Unit:US dollars)
Mass G:12.5
Diameter Mm:30.6
Edge:Reeded
Silver Troy Oz:0.3617
Composition:90.0% silver10.0% copper
Years Of Minting:
Mint Marks:D, S. Under the eagle on the right. Coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint feature no mint mark.
Catalogue Number:-->
Obverse:Arkansas centennial half dollar commemorative reverse.jpg
Obverse Design:Eagle, Arkansas state flag
Obverse Designer:Edward E. Burr
Obverse Design Date:1935
Reverse:Arkansas centennial half dollar commemorative obverse.jpg
Reverse Design:Liberty in Phrygian cap and Indian chief
Reverse Designer:Edward E. Burr
Reverse Design Date:1935

The Arkansas Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1935 to 1939.[1] The coin was designed by Edward E. Burr and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Arkansas's admission to the Union in 1836.[2]

The Arkansas–Robinson half dollar, a special issue of the coin featuring a different design, was minted in 1936.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2008 . Marc Hudgeons . Thomas E. Hudgeons . 12 June 2007 . 494 . 9780375721663 . 2016-12-22.
  2. Book: Yeoman, R. S. . Richard S. Yeoman . A Guide Book of United States Coins (Mega Red 7th ed.) . 2021 . Whitman Publishing, LLC . 978-0794848972 . 1146.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . www.pcgs.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425152205/http://www.pcgs.com/books/commemoratives/Chapter08-137.aspx . 25 April 2016 . dead.