PCGS Mint State 64 - Columbia South Carolina Sesquicentennial - Flashy original surfaces with a touch of light toning near the rims. Low Minted Denver Mint issue. These halves were authorized to help finance the sesquicentennial celebration of the founding of Columbia in 1786.The obverse bears the figure of Justice with sword and scales. The palmetto tree on the reverse is the state emblem. Mintage of only 8,009