1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND

1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND
1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND
1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND
1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND

1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND
We believe first class collectibles combined with exceptional customer service should mark the height of your consumer happiness! That said, we are human and make mistakes. We simply ask this: if you have a problem, please allow us the courtesy of addressing any and all problems FIRST before leaving a comment or ratings or beginning a return etc. We’d be very grateful to you. After all, what’s the point of giving good customer service when things are easy, right? This does not include any items damaged within the first 30 days. Elgin, Illinois Commemorative Half Dollar. The Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar was a fifty-cent commemorative coin issued by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936, part of the wave of commemoratives authorized by Congress and struck that year. Intended to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Elgin, the piece was designed by local sculptor Trygve Rovelstad. The obverse depicts an idealized head of a pioneer man. The reverse shows a grouping of pioneers, and is based upon a sculptural group that Rovelstad hoped to build as a memorial to those who settled Illinois, but which was not erected in his lifetime. In 1935, through his congressman, he had legislation introduced into the House of Representatives for a commemorative coin in honor of Elgin’s centennial that year. Rovelstad hoped that the proposed coin would both depict and be a source of funds for his memorial to the pioneers. Texas coin dealer L. Hoffecker heard of the effort and contacted Rovelstad to offer his assistanceHoffecker had been a force behind the Old Spanish Trail half dollar, issued in 1935 and distributed by him. The bill for the Elgin coin did not pass until 1936. Art historian Cornelius Vermeule considered the Elgin coin among the most outstanding American commemoratives. The item “1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND” is in sale since Friday, May 15, 2020. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ US\Commemorative\Silver (1892-1954)”. The seller is “redoubt_numismatics” and is located in San Antonio, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Composition: Silver
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Certification Number: 5746372-019
  • Certification: NGC
  • Denomination: 50C
  • KM Number: KM 180
  • Strike Type: Business
  • Mint Location: Philadelphia
  • Grade: MS 66
  • Year: 1936

1936 50c Elgin Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS66, RIM TONES ALL AROUND