1936 Long Island Tercentenary Half Dollar

The story behind this coin

Long Island’s coin marked 300 years since the first European settlements. Howard Weinman paired a Dutch settler with an Algonquian figure and used a seventeenth-century Dutch ship on the reverse. Regional banks handled a broad distribution, making it one of the more available 1936 types.

Design and symbolism

Obverse: Dutch settler and Algonquian figure.

Reverse: Dutch sailing ship.

Regular issues and mintages

The figures in this 1936 Long Island Tercentenary Half Dollar table report the regular collector issues shown for this commemorative. Where sponsors returned unsold coins for melting, the listed quantity reflects net distribution rather than the larger number initially struck.