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1946 United States Half Dollar – Booker T. Washington

| #mintage: 1,546,000 | | #km198 | | #mint: #Philadelphia | #finish: Business | | Year(s) Minted: 1946~1951 | | Composition: 90% Silver | | Weight: 12.5 grams | | Diameter: 30.6 mm | | Thickness: mm |

Coin(s): #MI1001IM

Issuer: United States

Type: Non-Circulating Coin

Year: 1946

Year(s) Minted: 1946-1951

Designer/Engraver: Issac Scott Hathaway

Value: Half Dollar = 50 Cents

Currency: Dollar (1785-Present)

Composition: Silver (.900 AG)

Weight: 12.5 grams

Diameter: 30.6 mm

Thickness: mm

Shape: Round

Edge: Milled

Mintage: 1,546,000

Mint: Philadelphia, USA

Mint Mark:

Strike: Business

Orientation: ↑ ↓

KM №: 198

Rough Grade ≅: Nearly Uncirculated

Commemorative issue: Booker T. Washington Memorial

Obverse: Booker T. Washington bust right.

Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1946 HALF DOLLAR E PLURIBUS UNUM BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Reverse: An image of the Hall of Fame at New York University and a log cabin.

Lettering:

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL FROM SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME IN GOD WE TRUST FRANKLIN COUNTY VA. ☆ LIBERTY ☆

Edge: Reeded

Comments: The Booker T. Washington Half Dollars were minted in large numbers for the first year of issue and offered by the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission priced at $1 for the Philadelphia or San Francisco issues and $1.50 for the lower mintage Denver issue. Although a large number were sold, a number of coins were melted and some appear to have been released into circulation. In subsequent years, the coins were offered by coin firms engaged as authorized agents of the commission for $6 per three-coin set. Mintages were considerably lower for these later issues, with the exception of the 1950 San Francisco and 1951 Philadelphia issues. These coins were minted in larger quantities as part of a promotion involving schools and hospitals. Records involving this issue are somewhat incomplete, resulting in estimated distribution figures included below. This issue was not produced with the care exercised for most previous commemorative coins. Many pieces will have abrasions or contact marks on the highest points of the design, most notably the cheek of the obverse portrait. Complaints about the condition of the coins were common during the period of issuance. Red Book has different mintages. They are in the comment section of the coins.

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