Lynchburg, Virginia, Sesquicentennial (1936) Half Dollar Auctions
The issuance of a charter to the city of Lynchburg, in 1786, was commemorated in 1936 by a special coinage of half dollars. The models for the coins were prepared by Charles Keck. The obverse bears a portrait of Senator Charter Glass, a native of Lynchburg and former secretary of the Treasury, who objected to the idea of using portrait of living men or coins. Despite his mile protests, his likeness is incorporated on the coin. The reverse shows Liberty standing, with the old Lynchburg courthouse in the background.
