Half Dollar (Roanoke Island, North Carolina, 350th Anniversary), 1937, Philadelphia mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Sir Walter Raleigh bust left.
Lettering: ∙ UNITED ∙ STATES ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA ∙ ∙ ∙ / ∙ HALF ∙ DOLLAR ∙ / E ∙ PLURIBUS ∙ UNUM ∙ / ∙ LIBERTY ∙ / ∙ SIR. / WALTER RALEIGH ∙ / 1937
Reverse: Ellinor Dare holding baby Virginia, two small ships.
Lettering: ∙ THE ∙ COLONIZATION ∙ OF ∙ ROANOKE ∙ ISLAND ∙ NORTH ∙ CAROLINA ∙ / 1587-1937 / IN GOD WE TRUST / ∙ THE ∙ BIRTH ∙ OF / VIRGINIA DARE
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: 293
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Roanoke Island, North Carolina, 350th Anniversary
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1937
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 29030
Designer: William Marks Simpson
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
