1951 WASHINGTON CARVER COMMEMORATIVE HALF DOLLAR PCGS MS 65 NICE ORIGINAL, GLOSSY, SLIGHTLY OFF WHITE, WELL PRODUCED AND WELL PRESERVED. From the authorized 3,415,631 coins for this series (partially fueled by the melting of 1,581,631 unsold BTW halves), fully 2,422,392 were actually minted, of which 1,091,198 in total were eventually melted. Many WC halves were simply released at face value, or spent. The abundance of certain issues. 1952, 1953 S, and 1954 S, masks the true scarcity of most of the other 9 issues. One estimate of remaining 1951 Philly issues is around 20,000. The other surprisingly scarce issues are; 1951 D&S, 1952 D&S, 1953 P&D, 1954 P&D. Start looking for some of these, they truly seem few and far between.