1936 50C Long Island MS(PCGS#9322)

1936 50C Long Island MS (PCGS#9322)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: Champagne-gold, pinkish-apricot and powder blue toning delivers outstanding eye appeal. The surfaces are silky smooth and lustrous with a delightful satin to softly frosted finish. Founded by Dutch settlers in 1636, Long Island planned to celebrate their tercentenary in May 1936. The committee sought a commemorative half dollar to help fund the festivities and began discussions with artist Howard Weinman, son of famed sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman. However, the committee acted too late to get the authorization in time for the coin to be available for the celebrations. The design was ready by June and the authorized 100,000 coins were struck in the Philadelphia Mint during July. Despite their lateness, the coins sold at a brisk pace and all but 18,174 examples were distributed, with the balance returned to be melted. Because of the design's dramatic though rather flat elements, abrasions and other surface marks have a tendency to show up easily, making Superb Gem specimens especially rare. With extraordinary preservation and superb eye appeal, this is an exceptional example of the type.<p>