Classic Gold and Silver Commemorative Coins
The opening of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was commemorated with the issuance of a silver half dollar. Commonly referred to as the Bay Bridge Half Dollar (Buy on eBay), the issue proved to be one of the most popular from the plethora of commemorative coins released during the same year. The coins were designed […]
Another local anniversary was celebrated with the issuance of a commemorative coin. The 1936 Albany Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was issued to mark the 250th anniversary that a charter was granted to the city of Albany, New York. The designs for the coin are viewed favorably by collectors, particularly the obverse which features a […]
The 1936 Elgin Centennial Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was issued for the purpose of raising funds to construct a Pioneer Memorial Statue in Elgin, Illinois. The amount raised through the commemorative coin sales would ultimately fall short of the funds necessary to complete the project. The statue would eventually be completed and dedicated more […]
One of a few early commemorative coins to feature the likeness of a living person is the 1936 Lynchburg Sesquicentennial Half Dollar (Buy on eBay). The coins were issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of Lynchburg, a city in Virginia. The obverse of the coins depicts Virginia Senator Carter Glass. As mentioned, […]
The 1936 Bridgeport Centennial Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was issued for the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of city in Connecticut. The city had actually been founded almost two centuries early in 1639, but had remained unincorporated. Designs for the commemorative coin were by Henry Kreis, who had also designed 1935 Connecticut Tercentenary Half […]