Great American Coin

I am round like a circle
and shaped like a ring.

I can be found around homes
in banks and dealer's shops.

I have a first and last name,
like you have a first and last name.
But sometimes called four bits.

I am an American, well-known in history,
an educator and founder of Tuskegee University.

I can be spent or
collected as a hobby.

I am made of precious metal
like silver is precious.

I am shiny to the eye, cool to the hand,
a great commemorative to own.

I am the Booker T. Washington fifty cent coin.


* The Booker T. Washington commemorative
    silve half-dollar was issued (1946-1951)
    by the United States Mint to honor the
    ideals and teachings of this American Educator.