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Stephen Album Rare Coins
Auction 36  23-25 Jan 2020
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Lot 1988

Starting price: 130 USD
Price realized: 130 USD
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UNITED STATES: 50 cents, 1936-S, NGC graded MS65, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Commemorative. The coin's design was executed by Jacques Schnier, a Romanian immigrant then living in Oakland. The Commission of Fine Arts reviewed his designs, and after only a few minor changes they were approved. The obverse of the coin is dominated by a grizzly bear, which is a symbol of the state. The reverse is a highly stylized view of the newly completed bridge as seen from San Francisco. A ferry building is seen in the foreground, which was to offer the juxtaposition of the old and new ways of transport.

Estimate: 125-175 USD
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