½ Dollar Roanoke Island, United States

½ Dollar Roanoke Island, United States, 1937 obverse image½ Dollar Roanoke Island, United States, 1937 reverse image
½ Dollar Roanoke Island coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    United States flagUnited States
  • Years of Minting:
    1937
  • Period:
    Federal republic (1776-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Non-circulating coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
½ Dollar Roanoke Island Reference Price

Reference Price

$179.95-$876.15

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

½ Dollar Roanoke Island Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Ellinore Dare and her child Virginia Dare, who was the first child born in America to English parents. To each side are sailing ships and below is a pine branch.

Engraver:

William Marks Simpson

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Profile portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, who had been granted the charter for colonization by Queen Elizabeth I.

Engraver:

William Marks Simpson

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded

½ Dollar Roanoke Island Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

· UNITED · STATES · OF AMERICA · · · E · PLURIBUS · UNUM · · LIBERTY · 1937 · SIR WALTER RALEIGH · · HALF · DOLLAR ·

Reverse:

· THE · COLONIZATION · OF · ROANOKE · ISLAND · NORTH · CAROLINA · · THE · BIRTH · OF VIRGINIA DARE IN GOD WE TRUST 1587 · 1937

½ Dollar Roanoke Island Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.900)

Size

½ Dollar Roanoke Island sizes
  • Weight:12.50 g
  • Diameter:30.60 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Reeded

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