The two shillings and sixpence coin or half-crown was a "half dollar", also sometimes referred to as "two and a kick".
A commemorative half dollar for the battle was produced in 1936.
Normally, $1 is divided into 100 cents, so a half dollar is equal to 50 cents.
Because of this the lowest mintage for any denomination (cent through half dollar) determines the total number of complete sets that can exist.
All releases from 1936 to 1972 included the cent, nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar from that year.
From 1934 to present the only denominations produced for circulation have been the familiar penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar.
The half dollar was changed from 90% silver to 40%.
In order to get back on the road one of the brothers drove a quarter or half dollar into the hole.
