Lot 1916
1936-D Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Nice light golden toning on both sides. Smooth frosty luster on a well presented and fully struck example. Elusive as a Superb Gem and none better. Mintage: 9,660.
Struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the admission of Arkansas to the Union, June 15, 1836. Two Art Deco heads are Liberty and (evidently) a Quapaw Indian, the tribe that inhabited what would become the Territory of Arkansaw. Edward Everett Burr designed the piece along with the help of several others. Sets of three, one from each mint, were sold in 1935-39 at ever-escalating prices. There was active speculation in the issue at the time, along with the other P-D-S commemorative sets struck during the 1930s. Pop 17; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9238) .
Estimated Value $1,700 - 2,000.
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