Quote: Some 50 1935-D halves were coined as presentation pieces and show highly polished, prooflike obverse fields (the eagle side); their reverses will be only partially prooflike. These are quite rare and were issued in gold foil-covered boxes with a green velour lining. The underside of the box lid is imprinted TEXAS INDEPENDENCE CENTENNIAL, COMPLIMENTS OF E.H.R. GREEN. "Colonel" Green was a multi-millionaire and hoarder of rare coins until his death in 1936. Another 50 sets of the three 1935-dated halves were presented by Green in silver-foil boxes with a black velour lining; while the boxes are rare, the coins contained therein are ordinary strikes. Most Texas halves, however, were delivered in generic cardboard holders which have little value to collectors. Some of the 1934 halves were sold in plain, small envelopes or without any container at all.
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