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1936 50c Cincinnati Music Center

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
XF40 $306.00
XF45 $312.00
AU50 $318.00
AU53 $321.00
AU55 $325.00
AU58 $332.00
MS60 $338.00
MS61 $351.00
MS62 $364.00
MS63 $410.00
MS64 $436.00
MS65 $488.00
MS66 $728.00
MS67 $3,500.00
XF40 CAC $351.00
XF45 CAC $359.00
AU50 CAC $366.00
AU53 CAC $369.00
AU55 CAC $374.00
AU58 CAC $381.00
MS60 CAC $389.00
MS61 CAC $404.00
MS62 CAC $419.00
MS63 CAC $471.00
MS64 CAC $501.00
MS65 CAC $561.00
MS66 CAC $812.00
MS67 CAC $5,500.00

Apr Data

638 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. CAC. CAC Population: (43/129). Mintage 5,005. 64 HA 336 08/28/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 480 08/23/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (15/0). Mintage 5,005. 67 HA 870 08/19/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (535/234). NGC Census: (267/120). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. M 65 HA 372 08/19/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS64 PCGS. Mintage 5,005. 64 HA 324 08/19/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/0). Mintage 5,005. 67 HA 1,200 07/24/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (195/39). NGC Census: (105/15). CDN: $540 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Min 66 HA 750 07/15/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. Mintage 5,005. 66 HA 492 07/10/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 NGC. Mintage 5,005. 66 HA 492 07/10/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 NGC. Mintage 5,005. 66 HA 480 06/26/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-63 (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 288 06/21/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/0). NGC Census: (12/0). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta 67 HA 1,020 05/20/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (12/0). PCGS Population: (39/0). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintag 67 HA 900 05/20/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (195/39). NGC Census: (104/11). CDN: $540 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Min 66 HA 528 05/20/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (267/117). PCGS Population: (534/234). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mi 65 HA 600 05/20/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (534/234). NGC Census: (267/117). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. M 65 HA 485 05/20/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (267/115). PCGS Population: (534/234). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mi 65 HA 372 05/20/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/0). NGC Census: (14/0). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta 67 HA 1,440 04/24/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-65 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.1. 65 Stacks Bowers 408 04/24/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-65 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.1. 65 Stacks Bowers 360 04/24/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 840 04/03/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 504 04/03/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 312 04/03/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (534/234). NGC Census: (267/117). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. M 65 HA 420 03/27/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. Unc Details--Slide Marks (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 240 03/13/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (104/11). PCGS Population: (194/39). CDN: $540 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mint 66 HA 504 02/21/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 312 02/21/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (194/38). NGC Census: (102/11). CDN: $540 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Min 66 HA 930 02/19/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (93/829). PCGS Population: (232/1462). CDN: $315 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mi 63 HA 290 02/19/2024
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 432 01/24/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (11/0). PCGS Population: (37/0). CDN: $2,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintag 67 HA 1,320 01/14/2024
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (192/38 and 27/2+). NGC Census: (101/11 and 12/3+). CDN: $560 Whsle. Bid fo 66 HA 588 11/20/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (529/230). NGC Census: (263/112). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. M 65 HA 488 11/20/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (263/111). PCGS Population: (529/230). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 65 HA 408 11/20/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (696/759). NGC Census: (451/375). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. M 64 HA 312 11/20/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (42/1687). NGC Census: (19/918). CDN: $280 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mi 62 HA 288 11/20/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/0 and 2/0+). NGC Census: (11/0 and 3/0+). CDN: $2,800 Whsle. Bid for NG 67 HA 1,680 11/19/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/0). NGC Census: (11/0). CDN: $2,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta 67 HA 840 11/19/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (529/229). NGC Census: (263/111). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. M 65 HA 408 10/23/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/0). NGC Census: (11/0). CDN: $2,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta 67 HA 2,200 10/09/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (192/37 and 27/2+). NGC Census: (96/10 and 8/3+). CDN: $560 Whsle. Bid for 66 HA 720 08/07/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (527/229). NGC Census: (263/105). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. M 65 HA 468 07/24/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (447/368). PCGS Population: (696/756). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mi 64 HA 318 07/24/2023
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 660 06/28/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (446/367). PCGS Population: (696/756). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 64 HA 372 06/19/2023
    1936 Cincinnati Music Center. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 312 06/16/2023
    50C 1936 CINCINNATI PCGS MS67 67 Legend 1,998 05/25/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (191/35). NGC Census: (91/8). CDN: $560 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Minta 66 HA 552 04/24/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (527/226). NGC Census: (263/99). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 65 HA 504 04/24/2023
    1936 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (446/365). PCGS Population: (696/753). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mi 64 HA 312 04/05/2023
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 9283
      Coin Date: 1936
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Cincinnati Music Center
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 5,005
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
      Coinage Years: 1892-1954
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 12.5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
      Designer: Constance Ortmayer
      Edge: Reeded
      General Notes: One of the more controversial commemorative issues is the 1936 Cincinnati half dollar, minted to honor the 50th anniversary of the Cincinnati Music Center, which was built in 1886. However, the coin, billing the medium-sized Ohio city as a center of music, also carries the bust of Stephen Foster. He was by every measure a talented musician but someone who spent only a few years in Cincinnati and did not compose any major pieces there. While the coin, designed by Constance Ortmayer, perhaps paints Cincinnati as a city on an equal musical footing a la Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, or Philadelphia, far more egregious matters occurred behind the scenes. <BR><BR> A very small number of coins were minted across the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints, and many of the coins were distributed among the major players who brought the coin to fruition. The coins, offered in sets of three (P, D, S) for $7.75, were reported as sold out early on, leaving many collectors who wanted these coins disappointed. Values for the trio shot up quickly, reaching $50 for the three coins. Of course, after values peaked, many of the early inside buyers sold the coins for a tremendous profit. As coins flooded the market, values returned to more reasonable levels of $12 to $15 for the set. <BR><BR> The Cincinnati half dollars are popular with collectors today. While it would seem the three issues would be equally rare given their virtually identical mintages, the 1936-D is encountered more frequently than the 1936 (-P) or 1936-S Cincinnati halves. While mostly encountered in the MS63-66 range, they are generally tough even in those levels, while examples grading MS67 or better are scarce to rare.
      PCGS #: 9283
      NGC ID: BYCJ
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