United States 1925 half dollar KM-158
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Authorization
The California coin became part of the Act of February 24, 1925, which not only included a coin for Vermont, but one commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Fort Vancouver in the state of Washington.
Obverse
bust of Dr. John McLoughlin, an early settler. Designed by Laura Gardin Fraser.
Reverse
The reverse displays a frontiersman in buckskin, Ft. Vancouver in the background.
Recorded Mintage: 14,994.
Specification: .900 fine silver, 192.9 grains (12.50 grams), Diameter: 30.61 mm (1.205 in), reeded edge. Net Weight: .36169 ounce ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 158.
- Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
- Slabaugh, Arlie R., United States Commemorative Coinage, 2nd Ed.," Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1975.
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