1938 Half Dollar PR CAM Values

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1938 Half Dollar PR CAM Values

Details

Obverse: Liberty portrayed standing on a rock, facing left, with flowing robes and her right hand outstretched with a star-covered drapery flowing behind her. I bright sun, with extended rays is rising from the horizon on the lower left. The word LIBERTY frames the periphery and date appears at the bottom center. and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is in the right field.

Reverse: A large eagle perched on a rock, facing left with wings elevated in a defensive posture. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR appear on the periphery. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM sits atop a small olive branch left of the eagle.

Basic Information

GSID:

6771

Coin Date:

1938

Denomination:

50c / 50 Cents

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Mintage:

8,152

Coinage Type:

Walking Liberty half dollar

Coinage Years:

1936-1942

Composition:

90% silver; 10% copper

Physical Characteristics

Fineness:

0.9

Weight:

12.5 gr

Weight:

0.475 oz

Precious Metal Weight:

0.3617 oz

Strike Type:

Proof

Diameter:

30.6 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

Adolph A. Weinman

Obverse Lettering:

LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, 1938

Obverse Designer:

Adolph A. Weinman

Reverse Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR, E PLURIBUS UNUM

Reverse Designer:

Adolph A. Weinman

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