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Bridgeport, Connecticut Centennial half dollar

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Value
  
.50 U.S. dollars

Diameter
  
30.6 mm

Edge
  
Reeded

Mass
  
12.5 g

Thickness
  
? mm

Composition
  
90.0% Ag 10.0% Cu

Bridgeport, Connecticut Centennial half dollar

The Bridgeport centennial half dollar commemorative coin was minted in 1936 to celebrate the centennial of the incorporation of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The obverse depicts the city's most famous resident, P.T. Barnum. The reverse depicts an ultra-modernistic eagle.

Mints

The Bridgeport centennial half dollar was minted exclusively at the Philadelphia Mint. A total of 25,015 coins were produced.

References

Bridgeport, Connecticut Centennial half dollar Wikipedia