1946-1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial Silver Half Dollar

Thanks to an opportunity purchase, we’re able to offer you the last two classic commemorative half dollars struck in 90% silver – each in lustrous Uncirculated condition. Pay tribute to Booker T. Washington, who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama as the first institution of higher learning for black Americans. The reverse has the legend: from slave cabin to hall of fame. In 1982, the mint launched the modern commemorative coin program, and our supply of these 70-year-old silver classics is limited.