Ships ships & more ships….

Afternoon everyone ….

Today I’m going to share another United States commemorative half dollar. I’m a huge fan of this series and would love to complete it. While I don’t have much faith that I will. Not only because of the size of the series which is fifty two coins. But the price of several of them in nice graded condition can get a little extreme and ridiculous.

I found this one quite awhile back. It’s gotten be a few years now. It’s a 1936 Long Island commemorative half dollar. It’s been graded by NGC as an MS64. It has tons of luster and is in fantastic condition in my opinion. Which really is all that matters since I’m not selling it.

Here is a little info on the coin….

The Long Island Tercentenary half dollar was a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936. The obverse depicts a male Dutch settler and an Algonquian tribesman, and the reverse shows a Dutch sailing ship. It was designed by Howard Weinman, the son of Mercury dime designer Adolph A. Weinman.
Long Island Tercentenary half dollar
United States
Value
50 cents (0.50 US dollars)
Mass
12.5 g
Diameter
30.61 mm (1.20 in)
Thickness
2.15 mm (0.08 in)
Edge
Reeded
Composition
90.0% silver
10.0% copper
Silver
0.36169 troy oz
Years of minting
1936
Mintage
100,053, including 53 pieces designated for the Assay Commission; 18,227 melted
Mint marks
None, all pieces struck at Philadelphia Mint without mint mark.
Design
Native American and Dutch settler
Designer
Howard Kenneth Weinman
Design
Dutch sailing vessel
Designer
Howard Kenneth Weinman
Design date
1936

The Long Island Tercentenary Committee wanted a coin to mark the 300th anniversary of the first European settlement there, at modern Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York City. The authorizing bill passed through Congress without opposition. Still, it was amended in the Senate to add protections against past commemorative coin abuses, such as low mintages or an assortment of varieties. On April 13, 1936, the bill became law with the signature of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The coins were not struck until August of that year, too late for the anniversary celebrations, which had been held in May. The coins were placed on sale to the public, and four-fifths of the 100,000 coins sent to the Tercentenary Committee were sold, a result deemed to be successful given the significant issue and a lack of advertising. The remainder was sent back to the Philadelphia Mint for redemption and melting.
Source:Wikipedia

Now the coin….