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1937 Roanoke Half Dollar

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A silver commemorative coin was authorized to mark the 350th anniversary of the establishment of Roanoke Colony. This early attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in America became known as the Lost Colony when all of the inhabitants mysteriously vanished. The obverse of the 1937 Roanoke Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) features a profile […]