Half Dollar (Cincinnati Music Center), 1936, Philadelphia mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Stephen Foster bust right.
Lettering: UNITED ∙ STATES ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR / STEPHEN FOSTER ∙ AMERICA'S TROUBADOUR
Reverse: Kneeling female with lyre.
Lettering: ∙ CINCINNATI ∙ A ∙ MUSIC ∙ CENTER ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA / 1886 / 1936 / IN GOD WE TRUST / E PLURIBUS UNUM / LIBERTY
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: 289
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Cincinnati Music Center
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1936
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 5005
Designer: Constance Ortmayer
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
