United States 1936 half dollar KM-189

This coin was issued to honor the tercentenary of the founding of York County, Maine. The original issue price was $1.50 plus postage, and the York County Tercentenary Commission managed to sell 25,000 of the 30,000 authorized. Most survivors are in high grade.

Recorded Mintage: 25,015.

Specification: 192.9 grains = 12.50 grams, 0.900 fine silver, 30.6 mm diameter, reeded edge. Designed by Walter H. Rich. The obverse features the original fort in York County, Brown's Garrison. The reverse shows the county seal.

Catalog reference: KM 189.

Source:

• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Slabaugh, Arlie R., United States Commemorative Coinage, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1975.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

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• return to United States Commemorative Coins, 1892-1954