Lot 1853
1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67+. CAC Approved. Beautiful smooth surfaces on both sides. Golden toning across the left part of the obverse and surrounds the reverse. One of the marvels of modern engineering, the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (not to be confused with the Golden Gate Bridge) was opened to traffic November 1936. It is now being refurbished using 21st century technology by a firm out of China. The coin’s obverse depicts "Monarch II," lovingly known as the "last of the grizzlies" a California brown grizzly bear. Monarch spent a contented, well-fed residency in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for 26 years and makes a fit emblem as the state animal. Designs are by Jacques Schnier (whose initials JS are in the right field). Of 200,000 authorized, a total of 71,369 Bay Bridges were sold for $1.50 apiece. Those left unsold were melted. Pop 5; 10 finer, 8 in 68, 2 in 68+. (PCGS # 9254) Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000
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