Lot 423
1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice original toning. A frosty Gem. Struck for the Centennial of the city of Elgin, Illinois, the public streamed in from near and far, on foot, by automobile, and in trains to celebrate the event. The obverse head is a copy of "Head of a Pioneer" by Trygve Rovelstad. The statue from which this head derives is represented on the reverse by the coin's artist who was also sculpted the statue. There were 20,000 Elgins sold at $1.50 each out of an original authorization of 25,000; the remaining 5,000 were returned to the mint and remelted in 1937 (PCGS # 9303) .
Estimated Value $250 - 275.
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| Realized $276 |
