Battle of Gettysburg Half
About Battle of Gettysburg Half
A commemorative half dollar marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Featured a Union soldier and a Confederate soldier in uniform on the obverse. Only 26,928 were minted. The Battle of Gettysburg half dollar is moderately scarce. The design symbolizes reconciliation between North and South. The coins were sold at the 75th anniversary reunion of veterans held at Gettysburg in 1938, where elderly Union and Confederate veterans shook hands.
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