unusual big silver today

[goldcoin]

Back at the old homesite today and my first commerative half dollar.A Booker T. Washington 1946 half dollar.Where was I ,I didn't know there was one until I got back home,and looked it up,but a neat find for my collection.I was there about 30 minutes,got a call from my wife,duty calls,but i will be back.thanks for looking
goldcoin

 

[scubadetector]

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[wag-jr]

new one to me learn something new every day cool find

 

[homestead hunter]

great coin, a new one to me so that's even better nice find

 

[MNCoinhunter]

I have never seen a Booker T. dug up before ... awesome save !!

 

[mudpuppy]

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[goldcoin]

IT WAS ON IT'S EDGE AND I COULD SEE A CLEAR REEDED EDGE,THOUGHT IT WAS A NORMAL HALF,BUT WHEN I PULLED IT OUT,I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED,I KNEW IT WAS A COMMERATIVE BY THE WRITING,BUT DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LEGAL TENDER,EVEN THOUGH IT SAID HALF DOLLAR.GOT BACK HOME LOOKED IT UP AFTER THE HISTORY LESSON,IT IS A REAL HALF DOLLAR.I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE MINTED..
THANKS FOR LOOKING...mudpuppy

 

[goldcoin]

Thanks for comments and looking Mcdave,my first,and i never knew they were minted

 

[Ed Steinhoff]

Excellent find! Now I have to go look up the history of this coin too! HH Ed in co.

 

[goldcoin]

Thanks for looking wag-jr,I never knew either,my first.Got home done my history lesson .great for my collection

 

[goldcoin]

yea,it was a new one for me,but now i know.Thanks for looking homesteader

 

[goldcoin]

Thanks for looking scubadetector,my first too,did the history,true half..you never know

 

[goldcoin]

I did mine when i got home Ed,never knew,but a great find for me.HH

 

[jpm1983]

Cool find with the commerative half. I have heard that they made too many and couldn't sell them all as commeratives. So they released some to the public to just be used as half dollars and even ended up melting some.

Justin

 

[ohio fred]

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[mcb613]

Doesnt most commems have denomination on them? I found a dollar commem, good feeling!

 

[kingingkunsan]

AWESOME! I want one.

 

[goldcoin]

Thats what I read Justin,they took out all they could out of circulation, a large amount of what was minted was melted for the silver.It was a bust as a coin

Thanks for looking and HH

 

[hershey1]

I have seen them in coin books but never found one. Garrett and Minelab has a monthly contest for odd and unusual finds you should submit your find for sure. Congratulations on a great find. HH

 

[MikeO]

Very nice find. Congrats