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***Auction Highlight*** 1936-d Rhode Island Old Commem Half Dollar 50c Graded ms67+ By SEGS (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:1,475.63 - 2,951.25 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1936-d Rhode Island Old Commem Half Dollar 50c Graded ms67+ By SEGS (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1936-d Rhode Island Old Commem Half Dollar 50c Graded ms67+ By SEGS. The Long Island Commemorative Celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the Settling of Long Island by the Dutch. When examining a Long Island Commemorative the points to Check for wear include the Settler’s Cheekbone and the Ship’s Mainsail (the One at Center). As the old saying goes, "it takes one to know one," and some of the most fascinating commentary on the misdeeds of the Rhode Island distributors came from L.W. Hoffecker, the slippery Texas dealer who masterminded the distribution of two previous issues, the Spanish Trail and Elgin halves. Hoffecker acerbic correspondence with Walter Nichols, reproduced extensively in Bowers (1991), offers remarkable insight into the machinations and politics of the commemorative game.Forest-green, orange-gold, blue and magenta patina graces the obverse and reverse of this delightful half, one of just 15,010 examples coined. The carefully preserved surfaces display an attractive sheen that compounds the already-considerable eye appeal.