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

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar

| align="center" |Booker T. Washington

| align="center" |Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |Authorized:

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

Uncirculated:

{{tooltip|2=Only 6,004 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 4 coins were for assay.|12,004}} (P)
{{tooltip|2=Only 6,004 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 4 coins were for assay.|12,004}} D
{{tooltip|2=Only 62,091 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 91 coins were for assay.|512,091}} S{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgs.com/books/commemoratives/chapter08/172|title=The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 172)|website=PCGS|access-date=2019-07-05}}

| align="center" |1950

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar

| align="center" |Booker T. Washington

| align="center" |Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |Uncirculated:

{{tooltip|2=Only 210,082 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 82 coins were for assay.|510,082}} (P)
{{tooltip|2=Only 7,004 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 4 coins were for assay.|12,004}} D
{{tooltip|2=Only 7,004 were sold, the rest were melted. The additional 4 coins were for assay.|12,004}} S{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgs.com/books/commemoratives/chapter08/173|title=The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: Commemorative Coins of the United States (Page 173)|website=PCGS|access-date=2019-07-05}}

| align="center" |1951

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Carver-Washington half dollar

| align="center" |George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington

| align="center" |Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted)

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |Authorized:

{{tooltip|2=Remainder of authorized Booker T. Washington half dollars.|3,415,631}} (max 1951–1954 total)

Uncirculated:

{{tooltip|2=Approximately 90,000 unsold coins were melted. The additional 18 coins were for assay.|110,018}} (P)
{{tooltip|2=The additional 4 coins were for assay.|10,004}} D
{{tooltip|2=The additional 4 coins were for assay.|10,004}} S{{Cite web|url=http://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1951-1954-george-washington-carver-half-dollar/|title=1951-1954 George Washington Carver Half Dollar Commemorative Coin|date=14 October 2011|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}

| align="center" |1951

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Carver-Washington half dollar

| align="center" |George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington

| align="center" |Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted)

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |Uncirculated:

{{tooltip|2=Approximately 900,000 unsold coins were melted. The additional 292 coins were for assay.|2,006,292}} (P)
{{tooltip|2=The additional 6 coins were for assay.|8,006}} D
{{tooltip|2=The additional 6 coins were for assay.|8,006}} S{{Cite web|url=http://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1951-1954-george-washington-carver-half-dollar/|title=1951-1954 George Washington Carver Half Dollar Commemorative Coin|date=14 October 2011|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}

| align="center" |1952

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Carver-Washington half dollar

| align="center" |George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington

| align="center" |Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted)

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |Uncirculated:

{{tooltip|2=The additional 3 coins were for assay.|8,003}} (P)
{{tooltip|2=The additional 3 coins were for assay.|8,003}} D
{{tooltip|2=Approximately 20,000 unsold coins were melted. The additional 20 coins were for assay.|108,020}} S{{Cite web|url=http://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1951-1954-george-washington-carver-half-dollar/|title=1951-1954 George Washington Carver Half Dollar Commemorative Coin|date=14 October 2011|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}

| align="center" |1953

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Carver-Washington half dollar

| align="center" |George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington

| align="center" |Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted)

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |Uncirculated:

{{tooltip|2=The additional 6 coins were for assay.|12,006}} (P)
{{tooltip|2=The additional 6 coins were for assay.|12,006}} D
{{tooltip|2=Approximately 80,000 unsold coins were melted. The additional 24 coins were for assay.|122,024}} S{{Cite web|url=http://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1951-1954-george-washington-carver-half-dollar/|title=1951-1954 George Washington Carver Half Dollar Commemorative Coin|date=14 October 2011|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}

| align="center" |1954

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Northampton, Massachusetts Tercentennial half dollar

(vetoed)

| align="center" |Unknown

| align="center" |Unknown

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |None authorized or minted (authorization of 1,000,000 was proposed){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2zVAwAAQBAJ&q=eisenhower%20veto%20february%203%201954&pg=PA236|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954|last=D|first=Eisenhower, Dwight|date=1960-01-01|publisher=Best Books on|isbn=9781623768287|language=en}}

| align="center" |Never available

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |City of New York Tercentennial half dollar

(vetoed)

| align="center" |Unknown

| align="center" |Unknown

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |None authorized or minted (authorization of 5,000,000 was proposed){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2zVAwAAQBAJ&q=eisenhower%20veto%20february%203%201954&pg=PA236|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954|last=D|first=Eisenhower, Dwight|date=1960-01-01|publisher=Best Books on|isbn=9781623768287|language=en}}

| align="center" |Never available

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| align="center" |50¢

| align="center" |Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial half dollar

(vetoed)

| align="center" |Unknown

| align="center" |Unknown

| align="center" |90% Ag, 10% Cu

| align="center" |None authorized or minted (authorization of 2,500,000 was proposed){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2zVAwAAQBAJ&q=eisenhower%20veto%20february%203%201954&pg=PA236|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954|last=D|first=Eisenhower, Dwight|date=1960-01-01|publisher=Best Books on|isbn=9781623768287|language=en}}

| align="center" |Never available

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