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The Arkansas–Robinson half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1926. It is a special issue of the Arkansas Centennial half dollar featuring a different reverse design from Henry Kreis.[1][2]
United States | |
| Value | 50 cents (0.50 US dollars) |
|---|---|
| Mass | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.6 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Composition | 90.0% silver 10.0% copper |
| Silver | 0.3617 troy oz |
| Years of minting | 1935–1939 |
| Mintage | 25,265 |
| Mint marks | None, all pieces struck at the Philadelphia Mint without mint mark. |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Eagle, Arkansas state flag |
| Designer | Edward E. Burr |
| Design date | 1935 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Joseph T. Robinson |
| Designer | Henry Kreis |
| Design date | 1936 |
The coin featured Joseph Taylor Robinson, who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate at the time. He was the fourth of four living persons depicted on U.S. coinage.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar : (Arkansas-Robinson Half Dollar)". Pcgs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ a b Swiatek, Anthony (2012). Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States. Chicago: KWS Publishers. pp. 285–291. ISBN 978-0-9817736-7-4.
External links
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