Lot 2543
Sale 103 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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USA, 1935 Old Spanish Trail commemorative silver half dollar. Brilliant, uncirculated.
In a slab by National Numismatic Certification as MS65. Mintage was 10,008. Commemorates the 400th anniversary of the overland trek of the Cabeza de Vaca Expedition through the gulf states in 1535. His name literally translates as 'head of a cow' hence symbolically chosen for the obverse. The reverse bears a yucca tree and a map showing the Old Spanish Trail.
- Estimate
- $1,500
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $1,200