Half Dollar (Booker T. Washington Memorial), 1947, S, San Francisco mint
Classic Commemorative Silver and Gold (1892 - 1954)
Obverse: Booker T. Washington bust right.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / BOOKER T. WASHINGTON / 1947 / HALF DOLLAR / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse: Cabin and NYU's Hall of Fame.
Lettering: * BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL * / LIBERTY / FROM SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME / IN GOD WE TRUST / FRANKLIN COUNTRY VA / S
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 295
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Booker T. Washington Memorial
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1947
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: S
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 6000
Designer: Isaac Scott Hathaway
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Thickness (mm): 2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
