1937 Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar

About This Coin

The 1937 Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar is a United States commemorative half dollar. 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 coin was produced from 1934 through 1938 at multiple mints. A variety with a small 1934 added to the reverse also exists. 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. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 12.5 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge.