Half Dollar (Oregon Trail Memorial), 1933, D, Denver mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Native American in full headdress holding a bow. US Map in background.
Lettering: UNITED / STATES / OF / AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR / D
Reverse: Conestoga wagon pulled by oxen left towards sunset.
Lettering: IN GOD WE TRUST / OREGON TRAIL MEMORIAL / 1933
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 283
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Oregon Trail Memorial
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1933
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: Denver
Mint mark: D
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 5008
Designer: James Earle Fraser, Laura Gardin Fraser
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
