Delaware Half Dollar
OriginUSA
First Minted1936
MaterialSilver
TypeCoin
About Delaware Half Dollar
A commemorative half dollar marking the 300th anniversary of the first Swedish settlement in Delaware. Featured the Old Swedes Church in Wilmington. Only 25,015 were minted. The Delaware half dollar is moderately scarce. The coin represents the Swedish contribution to American colonial settlement. The Old Swedes Church, built in 1698, is the oldest church in the United States still standing as originally built.
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