[US Mint] Booker T. Washington Commemorative Half-Dollar (1946-P) [ 90% Silver ]

Booker T. Washington Commemorative Half-Dollar

50 cent  / 1946-P,  90% Silver (.900)  / Weight 12.5 g / Diameter 30.6 mm

UNGRADED - This coin has wear and rubbing please see photos for more detail.

The Booker T. Washington Memorial Half Dollar was designed by African-American artist, Isaac Scott Hathaway and minted in silver between 1946 and 1951. The obverse depicts Booker T. Washington. The reverse shows the cabin in which Washington was born, now the Booker T. Washington National Monument, and the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, in which Washington is honored. The description on the reverse reads "From slave cabin to Hall of Fame."