United States, 1952 AD., Carver-Washington Memorial, Philadelphia mint, ½ Dollar, KM 200.
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United States of America, Carver-Washington Memorial, engraver: Isaac S. Hathaway, Philadelphia mint, 1952 AD.,
½ Dollar (ø 30,6 mm / 12,44 g), 0.900 silver, 12,50 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 2.006.292 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / * IN GOD WE TRUST * E PLURIBUS UNUM */ GEORGE W - CARVER LIBERTY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON / HALFDOLLAR / 1952 , busts of George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington facing right, with Carver in the foreground, date behind, two rings of lettering encircling their portraits.
Rev.: *FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL* / *AMERICANISM* / U.S.A. , one ring of lettering encircling the map of the continental US, letters 'U.S.A.' in superimposed capitals on map. (For coins minted at Denver and San Francisco, their mintmark letters appear below the map.)
KM 198 .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1951 110,018
1951 D 10,004
1951 S 10,004
1952 2.006.292
1952 D 8,006
1952 S 8,006
1953 8,003
1953 D 8,003
1953 S 108,020
1954 12,006
1954 D 12,006
1954 S 122,024
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington
George Washington Carver (c. 1860 – 5 January 1943), was an American botanist and inventor.
Carver's reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. The most popular of his 44 practical bulletins for farmers contained 105 food recipes using peanuts. More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
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