Will Rogers Memorial Half
OriginUSA
First Minted1938
MaterialSilver
TypeCoin
About Will Rogers Memorial Half
A commemorative half dollar honoring Will Rogers, the Cherokee cowboy humorist who died in a plane crash in 1935. Featured Rogers portrait on the obverse. Only 10,008 were minted, making it one of the lowest mintage classic commemoratives. The Will Rogers half dollar is one of the most valuable classic commemoratives. Rogers was one of the most beloved Americans of his era. The coins were sold by the Will Rogers Memorial Commission.
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