Product Details:
This 1936 Columbia Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar 50C is a premier addition to any advanced classic commemorative registry set or high-grade 20th-century American silver collection. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the city of Columbia, South Carolina as the state capital, this issue features an elegant design sculpted by Abraham Wolfe Davidson. Preserved in an extraordinary PCGS Superb Gem grade of MS68, this coin displays radiant mint luster across satiny, remarkably clean surfaces. Delicate, attractive champagne-gold toning graces the obverse, accentuating the figure of Justice standing between the Old State House and the modern State Capitol, while the reverse showcases pristine detail across the iconic palmetto tree encircled by thirteen stars and crisp peripheral lettering, making this condition rarity a solid collector coin.
Product Features:
Struck in 90% fine silver at the Philadelphia Mint in 1936.
Designed by sculptor Abraham Wolfe Davidson.
Celebrates the 150th anniversary (sesquicentennial) of the capital city of Columbia, South Carolina.
Top-tier condition rarity certified Superb Gem MS68 by PCGS.
Displays intense satiny luster, flawless fields, and subtle champagne-gold toning.
Known as a 1936 Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar 50C (United States).
Obverse: Features Lady Justice holding a sword and scales of balance, flanked by the 1786 Old State Capitol and the 1936 State Capitol, encircled by SESQUI CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE CAPITAL COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA.
Reverse: Displays the South Carolina state emblem, a palmetto tree, encircled by thirteen stars, IN GOD WE TRUST, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HALF DOLLAR.
You will receive the coin pictured. You are purchasing an 1936 Columbia Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar 50C PCGS MS68.
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