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1936-D 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 $390.00
MS64 $436.00
MS65 $474.00
MS66 $637.00
MS67 $1,980.00
MS68 $24,000.00
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 $448.00
MS64 CAC $501.00
MS65 CAC $546.00
MS66 CAC $733.00
MS67 CAC $3,000.00
MS68 CAC $27,600.00

Apr Data

888 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 PCGS. Mintage 5,005. 64 HA 360 09/11/2024
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 528 08/23/2024
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 336 08/23/2024
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 240 08/23/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 PCGS. Mintage 5,005. 64 HA 300 08/19/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (688/1149). NGC Census: (378/837). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64 64 HA 324 08/19/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (670/479). NGC Census: (538/299). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 360 08/19/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Troy Wiseman Collection. PCGS Population: (76/1). NGC Census: (44/0). CDN: $1,580 67 HA 3,120 07/15/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (670/481). NGC Census: (540/300). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 384 06/10/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (686/1149). NGC Census: (378/840). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64 64 HA 312 05/20/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (670/479). NGC Census: (540/300). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 384 05/20/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (670/479). NGC Census: (540/300). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 348 05/20/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (43/0). PCGS Population: (76/1). CDN: $1,580 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mint 67 HA 1,250 05/20/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (257/43). PCGS Population: (403/76). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mi 66 HA 456 05/20/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS66+ NGC. NGC Census: (257/43 and 20/7+). PCGS Population: (404/77 and 36/21+). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid 66 HA 576 05/20/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (378/840). PCGS Population: (686/1151). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. 64 HA 300 05/20/2024
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 360 04/03/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (670/481). NGC Census: (540/300). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 456 03/27/2024
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 528 02/21/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (191/1834). NGC Census: (46/1212). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63 63 HA 288 01/22/2024
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (539/293). PCGS Population: (669/480). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 408 12/27/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (14/1255). PCGS Population: (27/2023). CDN: $280 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. 62 HA 276 12/20/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (665/479). NGC Census: (537/292). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 384 11/20/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (191/1827). NGC Census: (46/1206). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63 63 HA 290 11/20/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (537/292). PCGS Population: (665/479). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 65 HA 396 11/20/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (664/479). NGC Census: (537/291). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 420 10/23/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (37/0). PCGS Population: (75/1). CDN: $1,580 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mint 67 HA 1,440 10/09/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (664/479). NGC Census: (537/290). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 384 08/30/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (34/0). PCGS Population: (73/1). CDN: $1,580 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mint 67 HA 1,320 08/07/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (252/34). PCGS Population: (405/73). CDN: $490 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mi 66 HA 468 07/24/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (377/821). PCGS Population: (682/1142). CDN: $335 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. 64 HA 432 07/24/2023
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 360 06/16/2023
    50C 1936-D CINCINNATI. PCGS MS67 CAC 67 Legend 2,820 05/25/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67+ PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 6,600 05/05/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (534/282). PCGS Population: (662/473). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 456 04/24/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (534/282). PCGS Population: (662/473). CDN: $365 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 384 04/24/2023
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 576 03/29/2023
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 840 03/24/2023
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 1,560 03/24/2023
    1936-D Cincinnati 50c PCGS/CAC MS65 (OGH) 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 563 03/06/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (376/817). PCGS Population: (680/1131). CDN: $310 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. 64 HA 408 03/01/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (680/1130). NGC Census: (373/814). CDN: $310 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64 64 HA 336 01/23/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (373/812). PCGS Population: (680/1128). CDN: $310 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. 64 HA 312 01/23/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (532/282). PCGS Population: (661/469). CDN: $340 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 360 01/23/2023
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (67/1 and 18/1+). NGC Census: (34/0 and 6/0+). CDN: $1,580 Whsle. Bid for 67 HA 1,440 12/18/2022
    50C 1936-D CINCINNATI. PCGS MS67+ 67 Legend 6,169 12/08/2022
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (397/67). NGC Census: (245/34). CDN: $480 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS 66 HA 630 11/07/2022
    1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (659/464). NGC Census: (531/279). CDN: $340 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 552 11/07/2022
    1936-D Cincinnati Music Center. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 1,680 11/03/2022
    1936-D Cincinnati 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 525 09/12/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 9284
      Coin Date: 1936-D
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Cincinnati Music Center
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: D
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 5,005
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
      Coinage Years: 1892-1954
      Mint Location: Denver
      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 #: 9284
      NGC ID: BYCK
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