½ Dollar York County, Maine Tercentenary

Reverse

The York County Seal, which consists of a shield containing a cross and pine tree.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* YORK · COUNTY *
1636 1936
IN · GOD WE · TRUST
FIRST · COUNTY · IN · MAINE

Engraver: Walter H. Rich

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The founding of the first county of Maine was commemorated by the 1936 York County Tercentenary Half Dollar. This issue was released amidst the outpouring of other commemoratives issued during the year, for occasions both significant and relatively obscure.

The maximum authorized mintage for the York Half Dollars was 30,000 pieces. An initial quantity of 25,015 was struck at the Philadelphia Mint and offered for sale by the York County Tercentenary Coin Commission for $1.50 to state residents and $1.65 to those out of state. Sales of remaining unsold quantities are said to have continued until the 1950’s.

For present day collectors, the 1936 York County Half Dollar is readily available, even in gem condition. On many examples, contact marks may be visible on the vertical lines which compose the cross on the reverse, but with a little patience a clean example can be found.

Authorization: Public Law 74-485
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 30,000

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1936	25015	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for ½ Dollar (York County, Maine Tercentenary) 1936 coin.