Arkansas–Robinson half dollar explained

Country:United States
Denomination:Arkansas–Robinson half dollar
Value:50 cents (0.50
Unit:US dollars)
Mass G:12.5
Diameter Mm:30.6
Edge:Reeded
Silver Troy Oz:0.3617
Composition:90.0% silver10.0% copper
Years Of Minting:
Mintage:25,265
Mint Marks:None, all pieces struck at the Philadelphia Mint without mint mark.
Catalogue Number:-->
Obverse:Arkansas-robinson half dollar commemorative reverse.jpg
Obverse Design:Eagle, Arkansas state flag
Obverse Designer:Edward E. Burr
Obverse Design Date:1935
Reverse:Arkansas-robinson half dollar commemorative obverse.jpg
Reverse Design:Joseph T. Robinson
Reverse Designer:Henry Kreis
Reverse Design Date:1936

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]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar : (Arkansas-Robinson Half Dollar). Pcgs.com. 2017-03-13.
  2. Book: Swiatek, Anthony . Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States . 2012 . Chicago: KWS Publishers . 978-0-9817736-7-4 . 285-291.