1948-D Booker T. Washington Memorial. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.,Subtle sandy-gold peripheral highlights are all that keep this highly lustrous and carefully preserved Gem from full brilliance. It is a lovely survivor from a net mintage of 8,000 pieces, the remaining 12,000 coins struck being melted as unsold.,From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired directly from the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission, 1948.,