Q. David Bowers
(Also see preceding listings)
Dates on coins: 1935 (also 1934)
Date when coins were actually minted: 1935
Mint used: Philadelphia
Maximum quantity authorized: 600,000 (for total of all issues 1934 and onward)
Total quantity minted (including assay coins): 10,008
Assay coins (included in above): 8
Quantity melted: None
Net number distributed (including assay coins): 10,008
Standard original packaging: Paper envelope; some shipped in rubber-stamped cardboard holders of the insert type; also see text under 1935 P-D-S Boone sets
Official sale price: $1.10 (raised to $1.60 on December 21, 1935)
Interesting fact: This and subsequent Boone issues had an additional date, "1934," on the reverse.
(average market prices)
1936 (summer) MS-63 to 64 $2
1940 MS-63 to 64 $1.50
1945 MS-63 to 64 $1.75
1950 MS-63 to 64 $2
1955 MS-63 to 64 $ 5
1960 MS-63 $7
1965 MS-63 $16
1970 MS-63 $48
1975 MS-63 $50
1980 MS-63$400
1985MS-63 $160
1986 MS-60 $120, MS-63 $230, MS-64 $375, MS-65 $750
1990 (spring) MS-60 $115, MS-63 $125, MS-64 $185, MS-65 $510
1990 (December) MS-60 $98, MS-63 $120, MS-64 $145, MS-65 $290
(Also see preceding listings)
Dates on coins: 1935 (also 1934)
Date when coins were actually minted: 1935
Mints used: Denver, San Francisco
Maximum quantity authorized: 600,000 (for total of all issues 1934 and onward)
Total quantity minted (including assay coins): 2,003 Denver, 2,004 San Francisco Assay coins (included in above): 3 Denver, 4 San Francisco
Quantity melted: None
Net number distributed (including assay coins): 2,003 Denver, 2,004 San Francisco Standard original packaging: Paper envelopes; some shipped in rubber-stamped card-
board holders of the insert type; also see text under 1935 P-D-S Boone sets
Official sale price: $3.70 per pair
Interesting fact: This scandal-ridden pair of coins furnished the focal point for the speculative fever that gripped the commemorative market from late 1935 until summer 1936.
(average market prices)
1936 (summer) MS-63 to 64 $80
1940 MS-63 to 64 $30
1945 MS-63 to 64 $65
1950 MS-63 to 64 $75
1955 MS-63 to 64 $125
1960 MS-63 $285
1965 MS-63 $325
1970 MS-63 $275
1975 MS-63 $710
1980 MS-63$2,500
1985 MS-63 $1,200
1986 MS-60 $900, MS-63 $1,200, MS-64 $1,900, MS-65 $3,500
1990 (spring) MS-60 $575, MS-63 $760, MS-64 $1,400, MS-65 $2,300
1990 (December) MS-60 $440, Ms-63 $800, MS-64 $1,125, MS-65 $1,900