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Historic 1946 Booker T. Washington Memorial Commemorative Half Dollar, the first U.S. commemorative coin honoring an African American. Obverse features a portrait of Booker T. Washington with the 1946 date. Reverse depicts the Hall of Fame at New York University above a representation of Washington’s birthplace cabin, with the famous inscription “FROM SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME.” * Year: 1946 * Denomination: 50¢ * Composition: 90% silver / 10% copper * Weight: 12.5 grams * Actual Silver Weight: approx. 0.3617 troy oz * Designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway * Circulated example with visible detail and natural age/patina * Some greenish toning/residue visible near the upper reverse rim — see photos A very cool piece of U.S. commemorative and African-American history. Coin is raw and ungraded. Please judge condition from photos.