πΊπ² Β½ Dollar (Washington-Carver, 1952) πΊπ²
I figured that today we can have a closer look on the commemorative coin @silverd510 included as a freebie in his pimp package a couple days ago
Looks like two senile dudes I have no fucking idea who they are :)
Let's see what the coin reads, maybe we can get a hint π
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * E PLURIBUS UNUM * IN GOD WE TRUST/GEORGE W CARVER LIBERTY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HALF DOLLAR 1952
So, it turns out this coin commemorates the lives of George Washington Carver (1864-1943) and Booker T. Washington (1856-1915).
Also it's somewhat special as it took another three decades before another commemorative piece was minted in the U.S.
The coin was the last commemorative coin made by the Mint until the modern Commemorative Coin Program began in 1982. source
But who exactly were these two nerds?
Let's start with George Washington Carver. He was one of the most prominent black scientists and investors of the early 20th century who is probably best known for developing and promoting techniques like crop rotation to improve soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton.
George Washington Carver, Public Domain
But he worked on so many other things too:
Dr. Carver established an agriculture extension in Alabama and founded an industrial research lab where he worked tirelessly on the development of hundreds of applications for new plants. Carver discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts and hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. source
Wikipedia has a great entry on his life in case you want to learn more!
Now, let's move on to Booker T. Washington. Now, unlike Dr. Carver this is a dude I had never heard of before.
Turns out he was an author, educator, orator, philanthropist, and also founder of a tiny school he founded in Tuskegee, Alabama that later came to be the Tuskegee University.
Interestingly, he was a man that worked his way all up as he was one of the last black men to be born into slavery!
Booker T. Washington, Public Domain
Once again, Wikipedia is a great place to start if you want to learn more about this great man!
Long story short, this side of the coin is dedicated to the African-American community of the U.S.
Ok, let's flip the coin now and see what we have on the other side
Hehe, everything here screams Team America πΊπ²
A map of the USA, with "USA" super imposed and the words
FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL* *AMERICANISM
Ok, let's check the edge now
Yawn! What a missed opportunity for such a great coin. Oh well, maybe next time π
When it comes to silver we have 12.5 g of 0.900 purity which totals 11.25 g of pure silver!
Overall, a beautiful coin and a nice change for my collection as they usually sport old white dudes. Now I have some old black dudes too π€€π
Thanks again @silverd510 ! It will have a special place in my treasury π₯°
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Put that coin in a capsule. While itβs not shiny and has natural toning itβs in high AU condition and is worth about $50.
Woah, 50 bucks! Ok, I am dumping it for weed!
Hope itβs good stuff
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Nah just kidding. I am not @summertooth
Itβs yours, do what you want with it.
Love ya π€ time to try that jerky!
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So we see the guy who came up with the idea of peanut butter .....
He's a national treasure π₯Ίβ¨
A true hero !
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wow.. so many coins and you have a lot of silver. if you ever think of some giveaway please don't miss mentioning me. I want to be the lucky one.. ππ
I like your enthusiasm.
Haha, maybe I will. You can check the latest post of @welshstacker and maybe participate in the secret Santa ^_^
Looks nice, both of personality sounds Great.. heard about George Washington but the other guy is also something I never heard too. Another Good pieces of coin in your collection.
These are really looking so shiny π
Half-dollar commemoratives are hard to come by, @trumpman! You luck out!
Stack on!
Oh yes, it was a super nice surprise!
There are so many Washingtons. I don't think I remember any of the ones that you mentioned.
There sure are LMAO
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That's a sweet freebie he threw in! Sometimes, you can get quite a deal on those commemorative coins because most people don't realize they're 90% silver.
Great guy he sure is π€
Oh ok it's silver, before I realized I thought it was a little gay and belongs with that equality coin I threw in π€£
It takes one to know one!
Oh my God
I now know the history of peanut butter
Thank you
You sure get a lot of replies, compared to my posts...
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Thus the older one gets the more beautiful they are and all these coins designs are looking very beautiful I myself am very fond of holding such things.
That's a nice commemorative! Great pickup!
USA babyyyyy
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