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Daniel Boone Bicentennial Half Dollar

Commemorative Coins
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1934 Daniel Boone Bicentennial Silver Half Dollar Obverse 1934 Daniel Boone Bicentennial Silver Half Dollar Obverse
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1934 Daniel Boone Bicentennial Silver Half Dollar Reverse 1934 Daniel Boone Bicentennial Silver Half Dollar Reverse
Year of Issue

1934

Authorizing Legislation

Public Law 73-258

Background

The Daniel Boone Bicentennial Half Dollar was first struck in 1934 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone.

The coins were reissued from 1935-1938 with the date "1934" being added to the reverse above "Pioneer Year" in accordance with Public Law 74-342.

Recipient Organization

The legislation stated: "Such coins may be disposed of at par or at a premium by said Commission and all proceeds shall be used in furtherance of the Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commission projects."

Characteristics

The obverse design features a portrait of Daniel Boone.

The reverse features frontiersman holding a chart of Kentucky and a rifle facing an American Indian holding a tomahawk. In the background includes a blockhouse stockade and a sun half on the horizon.

Obverse Inscriptions

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • HALF DOLLAR

Reverse Inscriptions

1934 Reverse:

  • IN GOD WE TRUST
  • E PLURIBUS UNUM
  • DANIEL BOONE BICENTENNIAL PIONEER YEAR
  • 1934 

1935-1938 Reverse:

  • IN GOD WE TRUST
  • E PLURIBUS UNUM
  • DANIEL BOONE BICENTENNIAL 1934 PIONEER YEAR
  • 1935, 1936, 1937 or 1938

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