50 Mils Mintage23.5 mm diameter, 5.83 grams (90 grains), reeded (milled) edge | Date | Mintage | Composition | 1927 | 8,000,000* (most common date) | 72% silver and 28% copper | 1931 | 500,000 (key date of series) | 1933 | 1,000,000 | 1934 | 398,000 (key date of series) | 1935 | 5,600,000 | 1939 | 3,000,000* | 1940 | 2,000,000* | 1942 | 5,000,000 | * Proof issues reportedly struck. Mintage unknown |
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