1935 Old Spanish Trail. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.

1935 Old Spanish Trail. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.，This brilliant and beautiful example has full mint luster and very smooth surfaces. Designed by L.W. Hoffecker, half dollars of this type were authorized by the Act of June 5, 1935, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the overland expedition of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca. His name translates literally as "head of a cow," hence the main design element on the obverse. Ten thousand examples were struck and distributed, along with eight Assay pieces. This is one of the more conditionally challenging types in the classic commemorative series, as the expansive fields areas on both sides attracted abrasions. Gems such as this are always in demand.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired by gift from our consignors mother in the late 1930s.，