1938 50C New Rochelle MS(PCGS#9335)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4801

等级

MS68

价格

33,515

详细说明

This is a gorgeous Ultra Gem New Rochelle half dollar with original and vivid multicolored tab toning on the reverse. The obverse is largely pearly and brilliant, ringed by an arc of reddish-gold. Soft satin luster is evident throughout, and the surfaces are expertly preserved and virtually pristine. One of the finest examples available to collectors today. <p>The Westchester County community of New Rochelle sought to commemorate the sestercentennial of its founding in 1688. The Westchester County Coin Club began lobbying for the coin two years before the celebrations were to take place. The authorization to produce 25,000 examples came on May 5, 1936 and this forethought proved to be fortuitous. The designs produced by the original artist were found to be unimpressive and a new designer, Gertrude Lathrop, was chosen to redesign this half dollar. The resultant elegant design was approved and the officially sanctioned 25,000 pieces were struck in April 1937, even though the coins all bore a 1938 date. They were sold at $2 each primarily via mail order and proved to be moderately successful, with a total of 15,251 coins distributed. Fortunately, most of these coins ended up with numismatists who generally handled them with considerable care. Even so, this type is rare at the top of the Condition Census, where examples at the MS-68 level are of the utmost rarity and desirability. Aesthetically pleasing and exceptionally well preserved, this is a coin that has much to offer.<p><p>