USA ½ Dollar 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence. Averse: Busts of George Washington and Calvin C. Coolidge. The latter was the President at the time of issue and represented the first time that a U.S. President appeared on a coin during his lifetime. Lettering: ✿LIBERTY✿ IN GOD WE TRUST UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA. Reverse: Liberty Bell. Lettering: SESQUICENTENNIAL·OF·AMERICAN·INDEPENDENCE E·PLURIBUS·UNUM 1776 1926 ·HALF·DOLLAR. Edge Reeded. Silver. KM 160