1936 Boone Half Dollar
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $25,850
- Sold
- Grade
- MS68
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1936 Boone Half Dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint. The Philadelphia Mint's net mintage of Boone half dollars dated 1936 was 12,012. Authorized in 1934 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone, the American frontiersman who blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and founded Boonesborough, Kentucky. The obverse features a bust of Daniel Boone facing left, wearing a coonskin cap and buckskin shirt, while the reverse displays Daniel Boone and Chief Blackfish standing together, with a stockade fort and the inscription PIONEER YEAR in the background. Designed by Augustus Lukeman. Production continued at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 12.5 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #9266.
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