Half Dollar (Daniel Boone Bicentennial), 1938, DATE above PIONEER, Philadelphia mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Daniel Boone bust left.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR
Reverse: Daniel Boone and Native American standing. "1934" above "PIONEER".
Lettering: IN ∙ GOD ∙ WE ∙ TRUST / ∙ E ∙ PLURIBUS ∙ UNUM / DANIEL BOONE BICENTENNIAL / 1934 PIONEER YEAR / 1938
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: 286
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Daniel Boone Bicentennial
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1938
Variety: DATE above PIONEER
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 2100
Designer: Augustus Lukeman
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
