This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Old Half Dollar Commemorates Trip
The Old Spanish Trail half dollar of 1935 marked the 400th anniversary of the overland trek by Cabeza de Vaca in 1535. 10,008 coins were minted in Philadelphia, sold for $2 by the El Paso Museum committee to benefit the museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Gulf States
el Paso
Cabez de Vaca
St. Augustine
Fla
Philadelphia
L. W. Hoffecker
American Numismatic Association
Edmund J. Senn
de Vaca
United States of America