1936 U.S. 50¢ - York County Commemorative Half Dollar - NGC MS65 (CAC!)
- Grading Service: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation - NGC
- Grade: Mint State 65 - MS65
- Certification: 1706913-010
- Type: Non-Circulating Coin
- Country: United States
- Years: 1936
- Mint: United States Mint - Philadelphia (1792-Date)
- Denomination: 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents
- Currency: Dollar (1785-Date)
- Composition: .900 Silver
- Diameter: 30.6mm
- Weight: 12.5g
- Edge: Reeded
- Mintage: 25,015
- Obverse: An image of Brown’s Garrison, the original settlement of York County. The image is based on a woodcut printed in The Proprietors of Saco
- Reverse: The York County Seal, which consists of a shield containing a cross and pine tree
- Reference: KM# 189
- Commemorative Issue: Tercentenary of York County
- Premium Quality! Toning!
The founding of the first county of Maine was commemorated by the 1936 York County Tercentenary Half Dollar. This issue was released amidst the outpouring of other commemoratives issued during the year, for occasions both significant and relatively obscure.
The maximum authorized mintage for the York Half Dollars was 30,000 pieces. An initial quantity of 25,015 was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and offered for sale by the York County Tercentenary Coin Commission for $1.50 to state residents and $1.65 to those out of state. Sales of remaining unsold quantities are said to have continued until the 1950’s.
For present day collectors, the 1936 York County Half Dollar is readily available, even in gem condition. On many examples, contact marks may be visible on the vertical lines which compose the cross on the reverse, but with a little patience a clean example can be found.
Authorization: Public Law 74-485
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 30,000
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