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NGC MS65 | USA, 'San Diego-Pacific International Exposition', Half-Dollar, 1936 D 50C, Denver, Liberty seated, facing right, rev. State of California Exposition building, milled edge, 5h (PCGS# 9372; NGC ID# BYJ2; KM 171), with an attractive mint lustre, practically as struck, the scarcer mint for this one year issue type, in NGC holder, graded MS65 (Cert. #6135252-013).
The California-Pacific International Exposition was held in Balboa Park, San Diego. The exposition was held to promote San Diego and support its economy, which had suffered considerably during the Great Depression. It was so successful financially during its 1935 run that its gates were opened to the public again in 1936. The half dollars of 1935 and 1936 were designed by Robert Aitken, who also designed the Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 gold commemoratives of 1915
Estimate: £100 - £150
The California-Pacific International Exposition was held in Balboa Park, San Diego. The exposition was held to promote San Diego and support its economy, which had suffered considerably during the Great Depression. It was so successful financially during its 1935 run that its gates were opened to the public again in 1936. The half dollars of 1935 and 1936 were designed by Robert Aitken, who also designed the Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 gold commemoratives of 1915
Estimate: £100 - £150