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1952-D 50c Washington-Carver MS

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.3617 oz +13.77%
$13.72
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The 1952 Washington-Carver half dollars mark the second year of four years for this multiple-year commemorative type. The obverse features -- jugate portrait of social-reform contemporaries Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver, the former an author and presidential advisor and the latter -- scientist and advisor. The coin was designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway, who became the first African American to design -- U.S. coin upon the release of the Booker T. Washington half dollar in 1946.

Washington-Carver halves were minted in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco in 1952, and all of these pieces are considered quite common. They are especially so in uncirculated grades, with the vast majority encountered in the grades of MS62 through MS65. Examples grading MS66 are scarce and those in MS67 or higher are rare.

Obverse Description

Features overlapping portraits of George W. Carver and Booker T. Washington with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, and E PLURIBUS UNUM on the outer periphery. The inner periphery bears the names of those honored along with the words HALF DOLLAR. The date is presented to the left of the portraits at 9 o'clock.

Reverse Description

Depicts a map of the United States with the letters U.S.A. overprinted. The periphery bears the words FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL * AMERICANISM.

Catalog Information

GSID: 10396
Designer: Isaac Scott Hathaway
Obverse Designer: Isaac Scott Hathaway
Reverse Designer: Isaac Scott Hathaway
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (gr): 12.5 gr
Weight (oz): 0.475 oz
Precious Metal Weight: 0.3617 oz
Strike Type: Business
Diameter: 30.6
Coin Shape: Round
Edge: Reeded
Variety: Washington-Carver
Coin Date: 1952-D
Denomination: 50c
Designation: MS
Mint Location: Denver
Mint Mark: D
Mintage: 8,006
Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
Coinage Years: 1951-1954
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
PCGS #: 9435
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1952-D 50c Washington-Carver MS
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.3617 oz +13.77%
$13.72
GSID:10396 PCGS:9435 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Grade CAC CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS67 CAC $12,000 $1,234
MS67 - $10,500 $1,234
MS66 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS66 - $1,234 $1,234
MS65 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS65 - $1,234 $1,234
MS64 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS64 - $1,234 $1,234
MS63 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS63 - $1,234 $1,234
MS62 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS62 - $1,234 $1,234
MS61 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS61 - $1,234 $1,234
MS60 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS60 - $1,234 $1,234
AU58 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU58 - $1,234 $1,234
AU55 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU55 - $1,234 $1,234
AU53 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU53 - $1,234 $1,234
AU50 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU50 - $1,234 $1,234
XF45 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF45 - $1,234 $1,234
XF40 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF40 - $1,234 $1,234
VF35 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF35 - $1,234 $1,234
VF30 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF30 - $1,234 $1,234
VF25 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF25 - $1,234 $1,234
VF20 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF20 - $1,234 $1,234

Auction Prices

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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS67 PCGS....
$6,900
Sold 11/13/2025
Heritage Auctions
1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS65 PCGS. CDN: $56 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 8,006. ...
$89
Sold 10/29/2025
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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS64 NGC. Housed in a Generation 4 fatty holder. Mintage 8,006....
$69
Sold 9/15/2025
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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS66 PCGS. Mintage 8,006. ...
$312
Sold 8/18/2025
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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (54/701). NGC Census: (24/395). Mintage: 8,006. Numismedia Wsl. Pri...
$32
Sold 8/30/2009
Heritage Auctions
WASH-CARV 50C 1952-D
$5
Sold 8/1/2000
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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS67 NGC....
$3,373
Sold 11/13/2025
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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS65 PCGS. Mintage 8,006. ...
$149
Sold 8/18/2025
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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (549/538). NGC Census: (259/291). CDN: $49 Whsle. Bid for NGC...
$154
Sold 6/10/2024
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1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS66+ PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (30/0). Mintage 8,006. ...
$960
Sold 7/20/2025
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1952-D 50C MS63 ICG. NGC Census: (78/596). PCGS Population (134/585). Mintage: 25,395,600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PC...
$33
Sold 3/8/2009
Heritage Auctions
1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS67 NGC....
$3,484
Sold 10/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS65 NGC. Mintage 8,006. ...
$55
Sold 8/19/2024
Heritage Auctions
1952-D Washington-Carver 50c PCGS MS64 (OGH Rattler Holder)
$60
Sold 1/25/2021
DLRC
1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS66 PCGS. Mintage 8,006. ...
$384
Sold 5/12/2025
Heritage Auctions
Wash-Carver 50c 1952-D PCGS MS63
$31
Sold 6/27/2005
DLRC
1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS67 NGC....
$3,840
Sold 7/18/2025
Heritage Auctions
1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS65 NGC. Mintage 8,006. ...
$57
Sold 7/24/2024
Heritage Auctions
1952-D Washington-Carver 50c PCGS MS64
$47
Sold 2/25/2019
DLRC
1952-D 50C Washington-Carver MS66 PCGS. Mintage 8,006. ...
$360
Sold 2/5/2025
Heritage Auctions
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