Bidspirit auction | 1946-S US 90%-Silver B. T.

1946-S US 90%-Silver B. T. Washington 50c - 1946-S United States silver Booker T. Washington commemorative half dollars (San Francisco Mint). Metal 90% silver (ASW 0.36169 ozt) Greysheet notes that this is interesting commemorative issue for critical time on the American civil rights scene. Honors the renowned author and presidential advisor. Designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway, the first African American to ever design a U.S. coin. Issued to help raise funds for the construction of memorials to the memory of Washington and bears the powerful inscription FROM SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME. ***Lot 14 Auctions is not a professional numismatic grading agency. Consigner descriptions are provided as a courtesy to bidders. Please review pictures for condition information. ***