Half Dollar (Delaware Tercentenary), 1936, Philadelphia mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Old Swedes Church in Wilmington.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1936
Reverse: Kalmar Nyckel sailing left.
Lettering: * DELAWARE TERCENTENARY * / E PLURIBUS UNUM / LIBERTY / 1638 * 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: 292
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Delaware Tercentenary
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1936
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 20993
Designer: Carl L. Schmitz
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
