1938 50C New Rochelle, Specimen Finish, SP67+ PCGS. CAC....

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1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar, SP67+
Only 50 Specimens Struck, CAC

1938 50C New Rochelle, Specimen Finish, SP67+ PCGS. CAC. Congress authorized a coinage of 25,000 half dollars to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding New Rochelle, New York, the coin being proposed by the Westchester County Coin Club. A total of 15,266 pieces were distributed, including 15 assay coins, while 9,749 pieces were later returned to the Mint and melted as unsold. This issue is perhaps most famous not for the event it commemorates but instead for the existence of a small number of "presentation" pieces -- 50 to be exact -- that were struck on polished planchets and separated from the bulk of the coinage. These specimens, as they are designated by the grading services, were presented to, mainly, members of the New Rochelle Commemorative Coin Committee as well as members of the Westchester County Coin Club.

This example beautifully showcases its deeply reflective fields and pristine surfaces, complemented by total brilliance and sharp definition of the devices. The "prooflikeness" of the surfaces is unmistakable. NGC has long recognized the status of these pieces as specimens, while PCGS began recognizing them in July 2015. Population: 15 in 67 (4 in 67+), 1 finer. CAC: 13 in 67, 0 finer (11/20).
Ex: Regency Auction 35 (Legend, 12/2019), lot 57.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 99335, Base PCGS# 9335, Greysheet# 198243)

Weight: 12.50 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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