½ Dollar Civil War Battlefields

Features

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1995
Value	½ Dollar = 50 Cents (0.5 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel clad copper
Weight	11.34 g
Diameter	30.61 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 31211 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 254 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Civil War Battlefields

Obverse

Features a tribute to the Civil War drummer boys. To the left of the drummer boy are the designer's initials “DT” as well as the engraver's initials “TJF” (T. James Ferrell). To the right of the drummer boy is the mint mark “S” for San Francisco.

Lettering:
LIBERTY
1995
IN GOD WE TRUST

Engraver: Don Troiani

Reverse

Features a battlefield scene with the inscription “ENRICHING OUR FUTURE BY PRESERVING OUR PAST.” In the lower right (just below the cannon) are the designer's initials “TJF”.

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ENRICHING
OUR FUTURE BY
PRESERVING THE PAST
HALF DOLLAR

Engraver: T. James Ferrell

T. James Ferrell (born in 1939, in Clayton, New Jersey) graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1969 he joined the staff of medallic artists at the newly founded Franklin Mint. In August 1989, he moved to the United States Mint in Philadelphia.

Edge

REEDED

Mint

Comments

The 1995 Civil War Battlefields Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was issued along with a $5 gold coin and silver dollar for the preservation of battlefields associated with the Civil War. An artist known for depictions of battle scenes designed all three obverses for the program.

1995 Civil War Battlefields Half Dollars were issued in proof and uncirculated versions, both produced at the San Francisco Mint. The coins were offered for sale individually or within a variety of multi-coin sets, including two-coin, three-coin, and six-coin sets. A Young Collector’s Set was also issued, which included the half dollar coin and information for a younger audience. The US Mint’s annual Prestige Proof Set included the half dollar and dollar coins. The half dollar had an authorized mintage of 2 million coins, but didn’t come close to reaching this level.




1995-S Uncirculated Civil War Half Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $9.50
Regular Price: $10.25
Final Mintage: 119,520

1995-S Proof Civil War Half Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $10.75
Regular Price: $11.75
Final Mintage: 330,002

See also

• 1 Dollar (Civil War Battlefield)
• 5 Dollars (Civil War Battlefield Preservation)

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