1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial Commemorative Half Dollar

About This Coin

The 1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial Commemorative Half Dollar is a United States half dollar from the Classic Silver Commemoratives (1892-1954) series. Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollars dated 1947 were struck at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints; published figures for the Denver and San Francisco coins differ (100,000 or 100,017). The obverse features designs varying by commemorative issue, each authorized by an individual act of Congress and the reverse displays designs varying by commemorative issue. Minted during the post-war economic boom, the final era of silver circulating coinage in the United States before the Coinage Act of 1965. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 12.5 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway.