1946 Booker T. Washington Memorial. PDS Set. MS-65 (PCGS).，All examples are individually encapsulated by PCGS. Included are: 1946, CAC; 1946-D; and 1946-S, CAC. A lightly toned and fully lustrous set. (Total: 3 coins)<p>A dominant leader in the African-American community from 1890 until his death on November 14, 1915, Booker T. Washington was an educator, author, orator and advisor to various United States presidents. The half dollars of this type were authorized by the Act of August 7, 1946, to commemorate Washington and his lifes work. Their sale was intended to raise funds to construct and/or maintain memorials to his memory.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired directly from the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission, 1946.，
