We are pleased to offer for sale this Roanoke Island, North Carolina 350th Anniversary Silver Commerative Half Dollar (1937)inXF-40 or Better Condition. This Roanoke Island Silver Commerative Half Dollar was struck to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony" and the birth of Virginia Dare, the first white child born in British North America. There were only 29,030 of this Roanoke Island Silver Commerative Half Dollar was minted at the Philadelphia Mint, making it of great worth and value to the commemorative coin collector. ThisRoanoke Island Silver Half Dollar was designed by Williams Mark Simpson. The Roanoke Island Silver Commerative Half Dollar features Sir Walter Raleigh on the obverse and a figure representing Ellinor Dare holding the child, Virginia, on the reverse. The Roanoke Island Silver Commerative Coin is comprised of .900 silver and .100 copper (90% Silver), has a diameter of 30.6mm, and weighs 12.5 grams.