Half Dollar (Long Island Tercentenary), 1936, Philadelphia mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Dutch settler and Native American conjoint head right.
Lettering: LIBERTY / E ∙ PLURIBUS ∙ UNUM
Reverse: Dutch sailing vessel.
Lettering: UNITED ∙ STATES ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA ∙ HALF ∙ DOLLAR / ∙ TERCENTENARY ∙ / ∙ 1936 ∙ / LONG ∙ ISLAND / IN GOD WE TRUST
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: 290
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Long Island Tercentenary
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1936
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 81826
Designer: Howard Kenneth Weinman
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
