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1951 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 $25.65
MS60 $31.05
MS61 $33.75
MS62 $36.45
MS63 $37.80
MS64 $40.50
MS65 $48.60
MS66 $101.00
MS67 $1,500.00
XF40 CAC $22.68
XF45 CAC $24.30
AU50 CAC $25.92
AU53 CAC $25.92
AU55 CAC $27.54
AU58 CAC $30.78
MS60 CAC $37.26
MS61 CAC $40.50
MS62 CAC $43.74
MS63 CAC $45.36
MS64 CAC $48.60
MS65 CAC $62.00
MS66 CAC $122.00
MS67 CAC $1,880.00

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424 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67+ PCGS. 67 HA 4,800 01/12/2023
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-67+ (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 2,160 06/14/2023
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. 67 Stacks Bowers 1,920 11/21/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (28/0 and 5/0+). NGC Census: (13/1 and 4/0+). CDN: $1,200 Wh 67 HA 1,860 12/18/2022
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (27/0 and 6/0+). NGC Census: (14/1 and 3/0+). CDN: $1,200 Wh 67 HA 1,860 11/04/2021
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-67+ (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 1,560 06/18/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (14/1). PCGS Population: (28/0). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC 67 HA 1,560 08/28/2022
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. Delicately iridescent toning graces the bone-white surfaces of this Superb Gem 195 67 HA 1,320 12/15/2021
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (28/0 and 6/0+). NGC Census: (15/1 and 4/0+). CDN: $1,200 Wh 67 HA 1,260 08/07/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (29/0 and 7/0+). NGC Census: (18/1 and 4/0+). CDN: $1,000 Wh 67 HA 1,110 12/17/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (28/0 and 6/0+). NGC Census: (13/1 and 4/0+). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. 67 HA 1,080 01/15/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (29/0). NGC Census: (16/1). CDN: $1,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 67 HA 1,020 10/09/2023
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-67 (NGC). CAC. 67 Stacks Bowers 1,020 08/25/2021
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (20/1). Mintage 510,082. 67 HA 810 11/18/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (21/1). Mintage 510,082. 67 HA 780 10/30/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (17/1). PCGS Population: (30/0). CDN: $1,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS 67 HA 780 02/07/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (20/1). Mintage 510,082. 67 HA 750 07/15/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (596/918). PCGS Population: (970/1482). CDN: $26 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 64 HA 336 04/25/2022
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66 (NGC). 66 Stacks Bowers 216 10/25/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66+ NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (134/14 and 9/4+). PCGS Population: (318/28 and 29/6+). CDN: $75 66 HA 186 01/23/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (323/28). NGC Census: (135/15). CDN: $75 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 174 04/24/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (343/30). NGC Census: (157/18). CDN: $75 Whsle. Bid for NGC/ 66 HA 139 05/20/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (311/27). NGC Census: (133/15). CDN: $75 Whsle. Bid for NGC/ 66 HA 124 02/07/2022
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66+ NGC. Mintage 510,082. 66 HA 114 07/10/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66+ NGC. NGC Census: (155/19 and 21/4+). PCGS Population: (333/29 and 34/7+). CDN: $75 Whsl 66 HA 114 11/20/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (130/15). PCGS Population: (304/25). CDN: $70 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P 66 HA 109 08/15/2021
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (159/21). PCGS Population: (343/30). CDN: $75 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 66 HA 104 07/15/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (310/27). NGC Census: (132/15). CDN: $70 Whsle. Bid for NGC/ 66 HA 99 11/04/2021
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 90 06/16/2021
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (312/28). NGC Census: (135/15). CDN: $75 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 89 03/23/2022
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1211/374). NGC Census: (846/176). CDN: $36 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC 65 HA 79 05/20/2024
    1951 BTW 50c NGC MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 78 04/18/2022
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. Mintage 510,082. 66 HA 71 08/07/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (315/28 and 28/5+). NGC Census: (134/15 and 9/3+). CDN: $75 Whsle 66 HA 71 11/07/2022
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS65+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (1142/341 and 16/34+). NGC Census: (773/150 and 3/8+). CDN: $36 65 HA 71 08/01/2022
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 PCGS. Mintage 510,082. 66 HA 69 08/19/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1147/347). NGC Census: (779/148). CDN: $36 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC 65 HA 69 01/23/2023
    1951 BTW 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 66 03/08/2021
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS66 NGC. Mintage 510,082. 66 HA 59 11/18/2024
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1134/337). NGC Census: (767/147). CDN: $30 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC 65 HA 53 11/04/2021
    1951 BTW 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 51 01/02/2023
    1951 50C Booker T. Washington MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1142/343). NGC Census: (773/151). CDN: $36 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC 65 HA 49 06/22/2022
    1951 BTW 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 48 02/15/2021
    1951 BTW 50c NGC MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 48 07/04/2022
    1951 BTW 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 45 07/18/2022
    1951 BTW 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 45 03/22/2021
    1951 BTW 50c NGC MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 36 01/23/2023
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 24 07/10/2024
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 24 04/24/2024
    1951 Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 24 05/19/2021
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 9424
      Coin Date: 1951
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Booker T. Washington
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 210,082
      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 1951 Booker T. Washington half dollars mark the sixth and final year of issue for this commemorative type honoring the social activist, author, and presidential advisor. The coin was designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway, who upon preparing the earliest BTW halves in 1946, became the first African American to design -- U.S. coin. <BR><BR> Booker T. Washington half dollars are very common in uncirculated grades, with the vast majority of examples grading between MS62 to MS66. The coins were minted at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints, and examples of each from these three mints are readily available. The relative scarcity of examples in the grades of MS67 or better is explained by the overall flatness of the coin's design, which picks up many obvious marks.
      PCGS #: 9424
      NGC ID: BYK9
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