Arkansas Centennial half dollar

United States commemorative coin

Arkansas Centennial half dollar
Obverse
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 (1935)–1939 (1939)
Mint marks	D, S. Under the eagle on the right. Coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint feature no mint mark.

Design	Eagle, Arkansas state flag
Designer	Edward E. Burr
Design date	1935
Reverse

Design	Liberty in Phrygian cap and Indian chief
Designer	Edward E. Burr
Design date	1935

The Arkansas Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1935 to 1939.^[1]^[2] The coin was designed by Edward E. Burr and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Arkansas's admission to the Union in 1836.^[2]

The Arkansas-Robinson half dollar, a special issue of the coin featuring a different design, was minted in 1936.^[3]

References

^ Marc Hudgeons; Thomas E. Hudgeons (12 June 2007). The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2008. p. 494. ISBN 9780375721663. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
^ ^a ^b Yeoman, R. S. (2021). A Guide Book of United States Coins (Mega Red 7th ed.). Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 1146. ISBN 978-0794848972.
^ "Archived copy". www.pcgs.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)