½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary, United States

½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary, United States, 1936 obverse image½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary, United States, 1936 reverse image
½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    United States flagUnited States
  • Years of Minting:
    1936
  • Period:
    Federal republic (1776-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Non-circulating coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date), United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date), United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary Reference Price

Reference Price

$159.00-$225.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

An anchor and shield motif, adopted from the Rhode Island state seal.

Engraver:

John Howard Benson, Arthur Graham Carey

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

John Williams in a canoe, holding a bible, and greeting a Native American who stands on the shore extending a hand. The “sun of religious liberty” appears in the background.

Engraver:

John Howard Benson, Arthur Graham Carey

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded

½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

: IN · GOD · WE · TRUST : 1636 · RHODE · ISLAND · 1936 LIBERTY

Reverse:

: UNITED · STATES · OF · AMERICA : HALF · DOLLAR · HOPE · E · PLURIBUS · UNUMั

½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.900)

Size

½ Dollar Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary sizes
  • Weight:12.50 g
  • Diameter:30.60 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Reeded

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