One (1) 50 cent coin, pattern
United States, 1916
Obverse Image: Liberty walking left toward rising sun.
Obverse Text: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1916
Reverse Image: Eagle perched, wings raised, facing left.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR / E PLURIBUS UNUM
With slight differences in lettering and date from other patterns, it is very similar to the adopted designs for the new half dollar. This is a Rarity-8 pattern which means that only two or three are known. [reference no. Judd 1994]
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