World War 1 Trench Art Counterstamped Coin
1916 Walking Liberty Half dollar belonging to a US WW1 soldier
90% silver coin,over €20 worth of silver alone just under 13 g
Minted in San Francisco in 1916. The first year they were minted. SF is the rarest ,only 500,000 made
Handstamped with 4 major battlefield campaigns fought by the American Expeditionary Forces
St.Mihiel+Meuse
Argonne
Lys
Scheldt
Over 110 years old this coin was possibly owned by a US soldier that survived these battles.Only 2 US divisions took part in all 4
37th "Buckeye" Division + 91st "Wild West" division.
A very special piece of military history
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