United States | |
Value | 50 cents (0.50 US dollars) |
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Mass | 12.5 g |
Diameter | 30.61 mm |
Thickness | 2.15 mm (0.08 in) |
Edge | Reeded |
Composition |
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Silver | 0.36169 troy oz |
Years of minting | 1934–1938. The 1934 issue and some of the 1935 from all mints lack the date "1934" above the word "PIONEER" on the reverse. |
Mint marks | D, S. Found in the lower right of the reverse, adjacent to Chief Blackfish's ankle. Philadelphia Mint specimens struck without mint mark. |
Obverse | |
Design | Portrait of Daniel Boone |
Designer | Augustus Lukeman |
Design date | 1934 |
Reverse | |
Design | Boone with Chief Blackfish of the Shawnee tribe |
Designer | Augustus Lukeman |
Design date | 1934 |