Half Dollar (Battle of Antietam Anniversary), 1937, Philadelphia mint

Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)

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Obverse: Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan conjoined busts left.

Lettering: * UNITED STATES OF AMERICA *** / * HALF DOLLAR * / IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / GEN ∙ GEORGE ∙ B ∙ MCCLELLAN ∙ / ∙ CEN ∙ RONERT ∙ E ∙ LEE ∙

Reverse: Burnside Bridge.

Lettering: ∙ SEVENTY ∙ FIFTH ∙ ANNIVERSARY ∙ BATTLE ∙ OF ∙ ANTIETAM ∙ / 1937 / ∙ E ∙ PLURIBUS ∙ UNUM ∙ / ∙ THE ∙ BURNSIDE ∙ BRIDGE ∙ / ∙ SEPTEMBER 171862 ∙

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: 294
Main data

Denomination: Half Dollar

Nickname: Battle of Antietam Anniversary

Value: 0.5

Currency: Dollar

Year: 1937

Type: Commemorative

Minting

Mint: Philadelphia

Minting type: milled

Mintage: 18028

Designer: William Marks Simpson

Parameters

Material: Silver

Fineness: 0.9

Diameter (mm): 30.6

Thickness (mm): 2

Shape: Round

ObvRev: coin_180

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