Half Dollar (Old Spanish Trail), 1935, Philadelphia mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Long-horn cow's head facing.
Lettering: UNITED ∙ STATES ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR / E PLURIBUS UNUM / LIBERTY / ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA
Reverse: The 1535 route of Cabeza de Vaca's expedition and a yucca tree.
Lettering: OLD ∙ SPANISH ∙ TRAIL / EL PASO / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1535-1935
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: 288
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Old Spanish Trail
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1935
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 10008
Designer: L.W. Hoffecker
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
