IMPORTANT BOOKER T WASHINGTON AUCTION ENDS IN 40 MINUTES

rainbowquarters

I want to let everyone know that my Booker T Washington registry set (which is ranked #5 all-time, #4 current) will be auctioned by Teletrade on Monday, August 2nd 2004.
There are many coins that are truly exceptional! For example, the 47-S in 66 is a fully struck coin with prooflike surfaces(PCGS doesn't recognize prooflike) and awesome rim toning. There's a blast white 47-P in 66, a 47-D in 66 with very pretty toning overall, a 50-D in 66 with gorgeous orange, green rim toning and a pretty 46-P in 67 from the Heller Collection.

Teletrade has posted pictures of every coin, which are actually quite good, but still don't show the myriad of colors in the toning or the magnificent luster. The descriptions of the coins were done by the Teletrade grader, who evidently liked the coins as much as I do.

I hope you find that special coin to upgrade your collection and/or registry set.

BTW Collection

wondercoin

Don: Good luck with the sale. I personally lot viewed the portions of tomorrow's Teletrade sale I needed to see and your BTW collection is a very impressive collection, to say the least.

Wondercoin

RegistryCoin

Thanks for the mention. The BTW collection was/is still one of my favorites. The coins are almost all toughies, and Mr. B. T. Washington was special.
From "Commemorative Coins Of The United States" by Q. David Bowers:
The Commemorative bandwagon began to roll again in 1946, and while the Iowa issue and the fact that the coins were distributed by the state, the same cannot be said for the other issue of 1946, a special series of commemorative half dollars sold through the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Commission.
Marketed under the direction of Commission member Dr. S.J. Phillips, these half dollars were ostensibly produced to honor one of Americas best known black educators. Phillips, according to an account was " the public relations representative of 500,000 colored Elks and 4.5 million colored Baptists who will participate in the sale of these commemoratives." Further from the same account: "Mr. Phillips and Booker T. Washington's only surviving child, Mrs. Portia Washington Pittman, visited the office of the chairman of the Coinage, Weights, and Measures Committee on their return trip from the dedication <of Washington's bust in the Hall of Fame> in New York and outlined a plan. They are anxious that every Negro boy shall have one of these commemorative coins in his possession, as an inspiration to emulate the ideals and teachings of Booker T. Washington, who through a life of constructive efforts on behalf of his people rose from a boyhood of slavery to the Hall of Fame...
To be featured on the coin was Booker T. Washington, who was born into slavery circa 1858 in Franklin County, Virginia. As a young adult after the Civil War, he received a formal education unlike the majority of his black brethren. By 1879 Washington was an instructor at the Hampton Industrial Institute in Virginia, which he had attended earlier. In 1881, he headed a facility for the education of blacks in Alabama, the Tuskegee Insitute, which in time achieved nationwide fame. Later in his life he received honorary degrees from Dartmouth and Harvard and wrote an autobiography, Up From Slavery. His death occured in Tuskegee on Nov. 14th, 1915, by which time he was widely recognized as America's foremost black educator.

Clankeye

These coins are fantastic looking, Don. My congratulations.

One thing I found with Bookers is that with the exception of the 46 PDS coins, it is really hard to find them with attractive, dynamic toning. A lot of toned 46's out there, and some 51 and 50-S (the large mintage coins) but, really slim pickings for the tougher low mintage dates.

You have some coins here with standout toning. Love the rim toning on a couple of the dates.

Teletrade seems to have done a pretty good job with the imaging and descriptions--I'd sure like to see a few of these in person.

Congratulations again on putting together such a fine set.

Clankeye

Russ

Teletrade did an unusually good job with these. I think this sale is going to do very well.

Russ, NCNE

rainbowquarters

The Dolga Collection of Booker T washington's being auctioned by Teletrade tonite has only 30 minutes or so left. There are some very exceptional coins in this collection and you would be hard pressed to find anything nicer, unless you'd like to pay 5 figures for a 67.

To everyone who has bid so far, I say thank you, please bid more , to those who haven't bid yet, there's still time to add a solid coin or two to your collection.

RegistryCoin

I hope you are pleased with the auction, Don.
Steve

jcping

Auction was over. I wish I won't get snipped

jcping

Won one lot. I am happy