List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1950s)

1950

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized:

5,000,000 (max 1946-1951 total)

Uncirculated:

12,004 (P)
12,004 D
512,091 S[1]

1950

1951

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated:

510,082 (P)
12,004 D
12,004 S[2]

1951
50¢ Carver-Washington half dollar George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized:

3,415,631 (max 1951–1954 total)

Uncirculated:

110,018 (P)
10,004 D
10,004 S[3]

1951

1952

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Carver-Washington half dollar George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated:

2,006,292 (P)
8,006 D
8,006 S[4]

1952

1953

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Carver-Washington half dollar George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated:

8,003 (P)
8,003 D
108,020 S[5]

1953

1954

Non-circulated coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Carver-Washington half dollar George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated:

12,006 (P)
12,006 D
122,024 S[6]

1954
50¢ Northampton, Massachusetts Tercentennial half dollar

(cancelled)

Unknown Unknown 90% Ag, 10% Cu None authorized or minted (authorization of 1,000,000 was proposed)[7] Never available
50¢ City of New York Tercentennial half dollar

(cancelled)

Unknown Unknown 90% Ag, 10% Cu None authorized or minted (authorization of 5,000,000 was proposed)[8] Never available
50¢ Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial half dollar

(cancelled)

Unknown Unknown 90% Ag, 10% Cu None authorized or minted (authorization of 2,500,000 was proposed)[9] Never available

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