Albany Charter half dollar

The Albany Seeing half dollar is a dedicatory half dollar struck by the US Division of the Mint
in 1936. It was coordinated by stone carver Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in Albany, New York's
state capital. In 1936, Congress maintained different recognition coins for issuance, including some
of by and large neighborhood significance, for instance, the Albany piece. City specialists recognized
the coin ought to stamp the 250th acknowledgment of Albany's 1686 metropolitan assent, in truth
by Thomas Dongan, the definitive head of common New York. Congress passed unopposed rule, and
the Philadelphia Mint made 25,013 Albany half dollars in October 1936. Lathrop's blueprints have
overall been commended: she put a beaver on one side of the coin and individuals pulled in with the
settlement going against the standard side (depicted). By late 1936, the interest for responsibility
coins was falling, and the issue cost of $2 was considered high; more than 7,000 were returned to
the Mint in 1943. The Albany half dollar right now costs in the low different dollars.