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1278- 1935 Spanish Trail 50C PCGS MS66

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1278- 1935 Spanish Trail 50C PCGS MS66
<Our item number 113206><B>1935 Spanish Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66.</B> A hint of light toning on both sides. Well struck and choice. The obverse has a punning head of a cow in honor of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca &#40;Cabeza de Vaca being Spanish for &#34;head of a cow&#34;&#41;. Nunez explored the Old Spanish Trail region in 1528. The reverse delineates &#40;none to accurately&#41; his path from Florida to El Paso, Texas along with a yucca tree at center, a common regional plant. L. W. Hoffecker designed the coin along with Edmund J. Senn, an El Paso sculptor who translated the sketches into plaster models. A total of 10,000 were struck, the authorized mintage. <B>Pop 513; 82 in 67, 2 in 68</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 9376&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,800-1,900. <BR><BR>Our item number 113206<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/113206.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/113206N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>