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1947 50c Booker T. Washington

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Grade CPG Value
XF40 $18.90
XF45 $20.25
AU50 $21.60
AU53 $21.60
AU55 $22.95
AU58 $24.30
MS60 $29.70
MS61 $32.40
MS62 $35.10
MS63 $45.90
MS64 $49.95
MS65 $81.00
MS66 $156.00
MS67 $4,500.00
XF40 CAC $22.68
XF45 CAC $24.30
AU50 CAC $25.92
AU53 CAC $25.92
AU55 CAC $27.54
AU58 CAC $29.16
MS60 CAC $35.64
MS61 CAC $38.88
MS62 CAC $42.12
MS63 CAC $55.00
MS64 CAC $58.00
MS65 CAC $81.00
MS66 CAC $187.00
MS67 CAC $5,400.00

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510 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. Mintage 100,017. 66 HA 124 08/28/2024
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 96 08/23/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (69/12). Mintage 100,017. 66 HA 192 08/19/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (374/19). NGC Census: (183/31). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 159 08/19/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. Mintage 100,017. 66 HA 114 08/19/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. PCGS Population: (374/19). NGC Census: (183/31). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 100 08/19/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (514/214). PCGS Population: (857/393). CDN: $60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 65 HA 59 07/15/2024
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 72 07/10/2024
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 24 07/10/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 3,000 06/14/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (375/19). NGC Census: (181/29). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 780 05/20/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (374/19). NGC Census: (179/29). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 1,080 05/20/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (183/30). PCGS Population: (374/19). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 75 05/08/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/0). NGC Census: (29/0). CDN: $2,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 67 HA 1,740 03/31/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (372/17 and 43/4+). NGC Census: (176/24 and 16/7+). CDN: $120 Wh 66 HA 159 02/19/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (176/24). PCGS Population: (372/17). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 109 02/19/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (28/0). PCGS Population: (19/0). CDN: $2,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS 67 HA 1,170 02/07/2024
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66+ (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 264 01/10/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (372/17 and 43/4+). NGC Census: (176/24 and 16/7+). CDN: $120 Whs 66 HA 192 01/03/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (176/24). PCGS Population: (372/17). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 154 01/03/2024
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (371/18). NGC Census: (174/29). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 139 11/20/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (855/389). NGC Census: (507/203). CDN: $60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 65 HA 71 11/20/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (28/0). PCGS Population: (18/0). CDN: $2,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS 67 HA 1,140 11/19/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (854/385). NGC Census: (506/201). CDN: $60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 65 HA 144 10/09/2023
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 120 09/06/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (367/18). NGC Census: (173/28). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 139 08/30/2023
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-67+ (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 2,520 08/18/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 2,040 08/17/2023
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66+ (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 144 08/11/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (367/18). NGC Census: (170/28). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 288 08/07/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (853/384). NGC Census: (505/198). CDN: $60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 65 HA 65 07/24/2023
    50C 1947 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON PCGS MS65 65 Legend 47 05/07/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (364/18). NGC Census: (171/25). CDN: $120 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 180 04/24/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (364/18 and 40/2+). NGC Census: (171/27 and 14/4+). CDN: $120 Whs 66 HA 180 04/12/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (364/18 and 40/2+). NGC Census: (171/27 and 14/4+). CDN: $120 Whs 66 HA 169 04/12/2023
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 120 03/29/2023
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. 67 Stacks Bowers 3,840 03/24/2023
    50C 1947 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON NGC MS67 67 Legend 1,410 02/05/2023
    1947 BTW 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 75 01/23/2023
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 4,200 01/12/2023
    1947 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 192 11/15/2022
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (356/17). NGC Census: (163/15). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 204 11/07/2022
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (164/16). PCGS Population: (356/18). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 104 11/02/2022
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66+ NGC. NGC Census: (164/16). PCGS Population: (356/18). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 192 11/02/2022
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS67+ NGC. 67 HA 3,120 10/07/2022
    1947 BTW 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 60 09/19/2022
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (498/176). PCGS Population: (841/370). CDN: $50 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 65 HA 59 08/01/2022
    1947 BTW 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 105 04/18/2022
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (356/16). NGC Census: (162/15). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 134 04/13/2022
    1947 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (357/16). NGC Census: (162/15). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 111 03/23/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 9408
      Coin Date: 1947
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Booker T. Washington
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 6,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
      Coinage Years: 1946-1951
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 12.5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
      Designer: Isaac Scott Hathaway
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: The obverse bears the portrait of the honored figure framed by the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. To the left of the portrait is the date and words HALF DOLLAR. To the right of the portrait is the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM.
      Reverse Description: The reverse bears BTW's memorial building centered at the top. Many words appear on the reverse including: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL * LIBERTY, around the periphery. FROM SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME appears below the memorial. IN GOD WE TRUST * FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA appear directly below flanking the likeness of the slave cabin.
      General Notes: The 1947 Booker T. Washington halves mark the second year of issue for this long-running commemorative type that continued until 1951. The issuance of the Booker T. Washington half dollar came at an important time for the civil rights scene, when the battle to end segregation was building steam just after the end of the World War II. The Booker T. Washington half dollar was designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway, -- noted African American artist and the first black person to design -- U.S. commemorative coin. <BR><BR> BTW half dollars were struck at all three of the-then operating mints in the United States, including those at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. All of the BTW half dollars are common, even in uncirculated grade -- in fact, most are known in the grades of MS62 to MS65. Examples grading MS67 are rare, -- fact perhaps not surprising given how flat the coin's overall design is.
      PCGS #: 9408
      NGC ID: BYJV
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