Antietam Half Dollar Commemorates Deadliest One-Day Civil War Battle
The Antietam Half Dollar, issued in 1937, is a powerful tribute to one of the most significant and tragic events in American history: the Battle of Antietam. Known as the deadliest single-day battle of the American Civil War, Antietam occurred on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The half dollar, minted to commemorate the battle’s … Read more