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Stephen Album Rare Coins
Online Auction 8  1 Mar 2021
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Lot 558

Starting price: 150 USD
Price realized: 190 USD
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UNITED STATES: AR 50 cents, 1936-S, PCGS graded MS66, Bay Bridge commemorative. This 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: 200-300 USD
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