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Booker T. Washington
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1946 -1951
The Booker T. Washington Memorial
Commemorative was issued to commemorate the life and
accomplishments of educator Booker T. Washington. Washington
was born into slavery in Virginia in 1858. After the civil war
he received a formal education and in 1879 he was an
instructor at Hampton Industrial Institute in Virginia. In
1881, he headed the Tuskegee Institute, a facility for the
education of blacks in Alabama. He received honorary degrees
from Dartmouth and Harvard and wrote an autobiography Up From
Slavery. He died in 1915.
The designer of the coin was Isaac Scott Hathaway. The obverse
shows a bust of Booker T. Washington. The reverse has two
buildings, the slave cabin where Washington was born and the
New York University Hall of Fame. Between the two are FROM
SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME.
In 1946, legislation approved the mintage of the half dollars.
1946 P-D-S: 1,000,546 coins (546 for assay) were minted in
Philadelphia, 200,113 coins (113 for assay) were minted in
Denver, and 500,279 coins (279 for assay) were minted in San
Francisco. The exact number of coins melted is not known, but
it is somewhere around 450,000. The official sale price was $1
for Philadelphia, $1.50 for Denver, and $1 (some later for
$1.50) for San Francisco and were distributed by the Booker T.
Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission and Stack's. The
standard packaging was paper envelopes, cardboard holders,
Christmas cards, and cellophane envelopes.
1947 P-D-S: 100,017 coins (17 for assay) were minted in
Philadelphia, 100,017 coins (17 for assay) were minted in
Denver, and 100,017 coins (17 for assay) were minted in San
Francisco. The number of coins melted is not known, but is
believed to be over 282,000. The official sale price was $6
for a set of three. They were distributed by the Booker T.
Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission and Stack's. The
standard packaging was paper and cellophane envelopes.
1948 P-D-S: 20,005 coins (5 for assay) were minted in
Philadelphia, 20,005 coins (5 for assay) were minted in
Denver, and 20,005 coins (5 for assay) were minted in San
Francisco. 12,000 coins from the Philadelphia mint, 12,000
coins from the Denver mint, and 12,000 coins from the San
Francisco mint were melted. The sale price was $7.50 for a set
of three and was distributed by the Booker T. Washington
Birthplace Memorial Commission, Bebee Stamp & Coin Company,
and Stack's. They were packaged in cellophane envelopes inside
paper envelopes.
1949 P-D-S: 12,004 coins (4 for assay) were minted in
Philadelphia, 12,004 coins (4 for assay) were minted in
Denver, and 12,004 coins (4 for assay) were minted in San
Francisco. 6,000 from each mint were melted. The cost of the
coins was $8.50 for a set of three and was distributed by the
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission, Bebee
Stamp & Coin Company, and Stack's. They were packaged in
cellophane envelopes inside paper envelopes.
1950 P-D-S: 12,004 coins (4 for assay) were minted in
Philadelphia, 12,004 coins (4 for assay) were minted in
Denver, and 512,091 (91 for assay) were minted in San
Francisco. About 462,000 coins from all three mints were
believed to have been melted. The cost was $8.50 for a set of
three or $1 for a San Francisco coin. They were distributed by
the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission, Bebee
Stamp & Coin Company, and Stack's and were packaged in
cellophane envelopes inside paper envelopes.
1951 P-D-S: 510,082 coins (82 for assay) were minted in
Philadelphia, 12,004 coins (4 for assay) were minted in
Denver, and 12,004 coins (4 for assay) were minted in San
Francisco. 310,000 were believed to have been melted. The
price for a set of three was $8.50. By the fall of 1951, the
price went to $10 for a set of three. They were distributed by
the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission, Bebee
Stamp & Coin Company, and Stack's. The packaging was
cellophane envelopes inside paper envelopes.
Booker T Washington Silver Coin 1946 ( 2 Coins)
Booker T Washington Commemorative Half Coin 1946 #1015
1951 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HALF DOLLAR COIN
1952 George w. carver/booker t. washington silver coin
Dads coins-1946 D Booker T Washington UNC BU 50 cent
1946 Booker T Washington Commem 50 Cent Sil Coins
3 Booker T. Washington Silver Half Commemorative Coins
Half Dollar Silver Commemorative Coin Booker Washington
1946 Booker T. Washington Memorial US Half Dollar Coin
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