1936 US Silver Commemorative 50C YORK - NGC MS 68

1936 US Silver Commemorative 50C YORK

Certified NGC MS 68

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About York County Maine Tercentenary Silver Half Dollars
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.

Designs for the coin were created by Walter H. Rich, a wildlife painter from Portland. The obverse features 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. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR, LIBERTY and E PLURIBUS UNUM.

The reverse of the coin features the York County Seal which consists of a shield containing a cross and pine tree. Inscriptions read YORK COUNTY, FIRST COUNTY IN MAINE, 1636, 1936 and IN GOD WE TRUST.

About Early Commemorative Coins
Early Commemorative Coins were issued between the years 1892 and 1954 and have included primarily silver half dollars and gold dollars. Over the years additional denominations have been used including the silver quarter, silver dollar, several gold quarter eagles and one $50 gold piece. In total there were 50 different Silver Commemorative coin designs and 9 different Gold Commemorative coin designs. Each issue was typically authorized by an act of Congress which provided a specific maximum or minimum mintage requirement. Because legislation often did not specify otherwise, some Commemorative coin issues were produced in multiple years or struck at multiple mints.