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Lot 2157

1925-S California Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Lovely shades of green, gold and lilac toning of the obverse. A nice blizzard of frosty originality radiates from under the toning of this lustrous piece. Pop 106; 17 finer (PCGS # 9281) .

California was admitted to the Union September 9, 1850, and this honors its 75th anniversary of statehood. Jo Mora, a local sculptor, made the actual designs. It was the first time a grizzly bear had been represented on a coin and, surprisingly, another grizzly would adorn a Commemorative issue eleven years later on the Bay Bridge issue. The obverse has a gold miner squatting down panning for gold (one of the more back-breaking techniques used during the Gold Rush). Of 300,000 that were originally authorized by the commission, a net 86,394 were sold at $1 each. A single matte Proof without the mintmark has been reported.
Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600.

 
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