who passed the bill for this coin?
The Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures
Old Spanish Trail half dollar
Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures
what does the term "old spanish trail half dollar" mean? It was a commemorative coin. of which country? The United States who designed it? L.W. Hoffecker who was he? A coin dealer where was it produced? United States Bureau of the Mint could you please elaborate on this institution? UNANSWERABLE can you describe the design on the coin? The obverse depicts the head of a cow, and reverse a yucca in bloom. what is the backstory behind this particular coin? An officer was on a Spanish expedition in search of treasure and on his return home he was give the name Cabeza de Vaca by the King of Spain for guiding the army through mountains and defeating the Moors.
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Old Spanish Trail half dollar [SEP] Legislation
R. Ewing Thomason of Texas introduced legislation for an Old Spanish Trail half dollar into the House of Representatives on March 4, 1935. The bill was referred to the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures. That committee held a hearing, at which Thomason appeared, telling the members about Texas history and assuring them the bill would result in no expense to the government. On April 2, John J. Cochran of Missouri reported the bill back to the House on behalf of the committee, recommending it pass. Cochran brought two commemorative coin bills, including the one for the Old Spanish Trail piece, to the House floor on April 3 as emergency measures.