1930
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Gadsden Purchase half dollar (vetoed)James GadsdenMap of New Mexico, Arizona, and El Paso90% Ag, 10% CuNone authorized or mintedNever available
1932 Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢George Washington Bicentennial half dollarBowers 2006 (vetoed) George WashingtonUnknown90% Ag, 10% CuNone authorized or mintedNever available
Circulating coins DenominationCoinObverse designReverse designMintageObverseReverse25¢Washington quarter George WashingtonEagleCirculation:
5,404,000 (P)436,800 D408,000 S50¢George Washington Bicentennial half dollar (cancelled) George WashingtonUnknownNone
1933
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Oregon Trail Memorial half dollarNative American standing in front of a US mapOx-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized: 6,000,000 (max 1926–1939 total)
Uncirculated:
D1933
1934
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Oregon Trail Memorial half dollarNative American standing in front of a US mapOx-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated: D193450¢Maryland Tercentenary half dollarCecil Calvert, 2nd Baron BaltimoreArms of Maryland90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized: 25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193450¢Texas Centennial half dollarEagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of TexasVictory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized: 1,500,000 (max 1934–1938 total)
Uncirculated:
(P)193450¢Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollarDaniel BooneFrontiersman facing a Native American90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized: 600,000 (max 1934–1938 total)
Uncirculated:
(P)1934
1935
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Texas Centennial half dollarEagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of TexasVictory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193550¢Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollarDaniel BooneFrontiersman facing a Native American90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193550¢Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar (1934 on reverse)Daniel BooneFrontiersman facing a Native American, "1934" in field90% Ag, 10% CuPattern:
1 S (copper)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S193550¢Arkansas Centennial half dollarNative American and LibertyEagle90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
500,000 (max 1935–1939 total)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S193550¢California Pacific International Exposition half dollarMinerva and other elements of the Seal of CaliforniaCalifornia Tower and Chapel of St. Francis, Balboa Park, San Diego90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
250,000 (max 1935–1936 total)
Uncirculated:
S193550¢Connecticut Tercentenary half dollarCharter OakEagle90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193550¢Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollarThe Half MoonSeal of the city of Hudson90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
10,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193550¢Old Spanish Trail half dollarThe head of a cowYucca plant superimposed on map of the Gulf Coast states90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
10,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)1935
1936
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Oregon Trail Memorial half dollarNative American standing in front of a US mapOx-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) S193650¢Texas Centennial half dollarEagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of TexasVictory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193650¢Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollarDaniel BooneFrontiersman facing a Native American, "1934" in field90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193650¢Arkansas Centennial half dollarNative American and LibertyEagle90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193650¢Arkansas-Robinson half dollarJoseph T. RobinsonEagle90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (min)50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢California Pacific International Exposition half dollarMinerva and other elements of the Seal of CaliforniaCalifornia Tower and Chapel of St. Francis, Balboa Park, San Diego90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
D193650¢Cleveland Centennial half dollarMoses CleavelandMap of the Great Lakes with cities marked by stars and with a compass point marking Cleveland90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollarArm holding pickax with a pile of rocksBadger, three arrows, and an olive branch90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢Long Island Tercentenary half dollarNative American and Dutch settlerDutch sailing vessel90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
100,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢York County, Maine Tercentenary half dollarBrown's GarrisonYork County Seal90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
30,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢Bridgeport, Connecticut, Centennial half dollarP.T. BarnumEagle90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollarBust of Carter GlassLiberty90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
20,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollarBust of a pioneerPioneer family90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢Albany Charter half dollarBeaverThomas Dongan, Pieter Schuyler, and Robert Livingston90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193650¢San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge half dollarGrizzly BearSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
200,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)1936–3750¢Rhode Island Tercentenary half dollarRoger Williams meeting a Native AmericanAnchor; adaptation of the Seal of Rhode Island90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S193650¢Cincinnati Musical Center half dollarBust of Stephen FosterAllegorical figure with lyre90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
15,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S193650¢Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial half dollarJustice holding a sword and scalesPalmetto tree90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S1936
1937
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Oregon Trail Memorial half dollarNative American standing in front of a US mapOx-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
D193750¢Texas Centennial half dollarEagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of TexasVictory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193750¢Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollarDaniel BooneFrontiersman facing a Native American, "1934" in field90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193750¢Arkansas Centennial half dollarNative American and LibertyEagle90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193750¢Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar (dated 1936)City seal of Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk's ceremonial mace90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193750¢Delaware Tercentenary half dollar (dated 1936)Old Swedes ChurchKalmar Nyckel90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)193750¢Battle of Gettysburg half dollar (dated 1936)Union and Confederate soldiersUnion and Confederate shields separated by a fasces90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193750¢Roanoke Island, North Carolina half dollarWalter RaleighEllinore Dare holding her child, Virginia Dare90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)193750¢Battle of Antietam half dollarGeorge B. McClellan and Robert E. LeeBurnside's Bridge90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)193750¢New Rochelle 250th Anniversary half dollar (dated 1938)Sir John Pell and "Fatte Calfe"Fleur de lis90% Ag, 10% CuAuthorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)1938
1938
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Oregon Trail Memorial half dollarNative American standing in front of a US mapOx-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193850¢Texas Centennial half dollarEagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of TexasVictory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193850¢Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollarDaniel BooneFrontiersman facing a Native American, "1934" in field90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193850¢Arkansas Centennial half dollarNative American and LibertyEagle90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193850¢Coronado Expedition half dollar (vetoed)UnknownUnknown90% Ag, 10% CuNone authorized or mintedNever available
1939
Non-circulating coins Face valueCoinObverse designReverse designCompositionMintageAvailableObverseReverse50¢Oregon Trail Memorial half dollarNative American standing in front of a US mapOx-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S193950¢Arkansas Centennial half dollarNative American and LibertyEagle90% Ag, 10% CuUncirculated:
(P) D S1939
Notes
The George Washington Bicentennial half dollar was originally proposed as a traditional non-circulating commemorative coin. However, President Herbert Hoover vetoed the proposal in 1930. The Washington quarter was originally intended to be struck in 1932 only. The design was found to be popular with the public, and was produced again in 1934 (no quarters were struck in 1933). The coin has been in production as a regular issue coin ever since, although the 1932 quarter is considered the only commemorative eagle reverse Washington quarter. The George Washington Bicentennial half dollar was again proposed as a circulation coin. Washington was to appear on the half dollar for one year only in 1932. However, due to the lack of demand because of the Great Depression, no half dollars were minted for circulation for three years from 1930 to 1932. Washington quarters were struck instead.
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