Auction Name: 2026 April 29 - May 2 CSNS US Coins Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 4004

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/1393*4004

1936 50C Elgin MS68 PCGS. The 1936 Elgin Centennial half dollars commemorated the 100th anniversary of the founding of Elgin, Illinois, but the chief purpose of their issuance was to raise the funds necessary to erect a Pioneer Memorial monument in an Elgin park, a representation of which is seen on the reverse of the coin. This piece displays a tinge of deep coppery-gold peripheral toning around soft, mint-gold centers, while the surfaces exhibit the thick, frosty luster that is characteristic of the Elgin halves. The faces of the reverse figures are slightly soft, as is normal, though the strike is otherwise sharp. No surface abrasions are observed. PCGS and NGC combined show no numerically finer examples, although PCGS has four Plus-graded pieces and NGC reports six Star designated coins (3/26).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2015), lot 4444.(Registry values: N2998)

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