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½ Dollar Boone Bicentennial
| Silver (.900) | 12.5 g | 30.6 mm |
| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Years | 1934-1938 |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#51959 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 56% |
Reverse
A portrait of Daniel Boone. Since no known portraits of him exist, this is an artist's conception.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HALF DOLLAR
Engraver: Augustus Lukeman
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The Daniel Boone Half Dollar was minted to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the famous frontiersman, explorer, and folk hero. Originally, the coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint to coincide with the bicentennial year. During the next four years, the coins would continue to be struck, across three different mint facilities.Out of the maximum authorized mintage of 600,000 coins, there were only 10,007 of the 1934 Daniel Boone Half Dollars produced and sold for $1.60 each. In the following year, additional coins were struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints carrying the 1935 date. After the initial distribution, legislation was passed in Congress stipulating that the original design should be supplemented by adding the bicentennial year “1934” to the obverse of the coin. A smaller number of coins were minted with the “small 1934 on reverse” and came to represent a scarce variety.
More coins continued to be minted and issued in 1936, 1937, and 1938. The final two years would have smaller net distribution levels as collectors began to grow weary of the endless string of varieties of the commemorative coin, issued years after the actual bicentennial.
Authorization: Public Law 73-258
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 600,000
Interesting fact
The Boone Bicentennial Half Dollar, minted from 1934 to 1938, was designed by sculptor Charles Keck and features a portrait of Daniel Boone, an American pioneer and frontiersman, on the obverse (front side), while the reverse (back side) depicts a scene of Boone and an American Indian standing together, symbolizing the spirit of cooperation and friendship between the two cultures.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 10007 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1935 | 10008 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1935 D | 2003 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1935 S | 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1936 | 12012 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1936 D | 5005 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1936 S | 5006 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 | 9810 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 D | 2506 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 S | 2506 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | 2100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 D | 2100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 S | 2100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for ½ Dollar (Boone Bicentennial) 1934-1938 coin.
