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Lot 0968 1936-D San Diego 50C PCGS MS67

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Lot 0968 1936-D San Diego 50C PCGS MS67
Delicately toned but still full gleaming luster with immaculate preservation on both sides. Adding to those results, a word about strike: this Denver Mint piece has all but needle-sharp devices, with gorgeous detail on the two buildings, unlike the San Francisco Mint strikes of the year before which tend to be weaker, more rounded on the edge of the tower building.

The obverse has been adapted from the California state seal. Despite the word LIBERTY the allegorical female is meant to be Minerva, goddess of wisdom. For the reverse, sculptor Robert Aitken chose to depict two of the exposition buildings, the Chapel of St. Francis (domed structure) and the California Tower. The California-Pacific International Exposition was considered a world's fair in its day and was the second such event held in San Diego (the earlier one in 1915). It consisted of 1400 acres of events in Balboa Park and drew an estimated 3,750,000 visitors. Coins struck in 1935 bear the San Francisco mintmark while those of 1936 have a "D" for Denver.