1936-S HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6600
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,884,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Adolph
Alexander Weinman
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±193
grains (±12.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) near the rim below the branch on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-66. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6068, not illustrated, sold for $603.75
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6069,
not illustrated, sold for $977.50
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8472, not
illustrated, sold for $402.50
MS-63. Ex - Ira &
Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection,
Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1837, not illustrated, sold
for $184.00
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 544 @$264.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2002" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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