US Walking Liberty Half Dollar | Facts, Grading, and Specifications.

Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916 - 1947)

Walking Liberty Half Dollar General Grading Standards

G4 Good - Rims are defined. Motto IN GOD WE TRUST readable.
VG8 Very Good - Motto is distinct. About half of shirt lines at left are clear.
F12 Fine - All skirt lines evident, but worn in spots. Details in sandal below motto are clear.
VF20 Very Fine - Skirt lines sharp including leg area. Little wear on breast and right arm.
EF40 Extremely Fine - All skirt lines bold.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Slight trace of wear on head, knee and breast tips also on the claws and head.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
MS63 Select Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Luster may be impaired.
MS65 Choice Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Barely noticeable blemishes.
PF65 - Choice Brilliant surfaces with no noticeable blemishes or flaws. May have a few scattered barely noticeable marks or hairlines.

1935 Walking Liberty Half Dollar

Image Courtesy of CCF Numismatics

Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman	Weight: 12.5 grams
Diameter: 30 millimeters	Edge: Reeded
Content: 90% silver 10% copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1916	608,000	0
1916-D	1,014,400	0
1916-S	508,000	0
1917	12,292,000	0
1917-D Obverse Mint Mark	765,400	0
1917-D Reverse Mint Mark	1,940,000	0
1917-S Obverse Mint Mark	952,000	0
1917-S Reverse Mint Mark	5,554,000	0
1918	6,634,000	0
1918-D	3,853,040	0
1918-S	10,282,000	0
1919	962,000	0
1919-D	1,165,000	0
1919-S	1,552,000	0
1920	6,372,000	0
1920-D	1,551,000	0
1920-S	4,624,000	0
1921	246,000	0
1921-D	208,000	0
1921-S	548,000	0
1923-S	2,178,000	0
1927-S	2,392,000	0
1928-S	1,940,000	0
1929-D	1,001,200	0
1929-S	1,902,000	0
1933-S	1,786,000	0
1934	6,964,000	0
1934-D	2,361,400	0
1934-S	3,652,000	0
1935	9,162,000	0
1935-D	3,003,800	0
1935-S	3,854,000	0
1936	12,614,000	3,901
1936-D	4,252,400	0
1936-S	3,884,000	0
1937	9,522,000	5,728
1937-D	1,676,000	0
1937-S	2,090,000	0
1938	4,110,000	8,152
1938-D	491,600	0
1939	6,812,000	8,808
1939-D	4,267,800	0
1939-S	2,552,000	0
1940	9,156,000	11,279
1940-S	4,550,000	0
1941	24,192,000	15,412
1941-D	11,248,400	0
1941-S	8,098,000	0
1942	47,818,000	21,120
1942-D	10,973,800	0
1942-S	12,708,000	0
1943	53,190,000	0
1943-D	11,346,000	0
1943-S	13,450,000	0
1944	28,206,000	0
1944-D	9,769,000	0
1944-S	8,904,000	0
1945	31,502,000	0
1945-D	9,966,800	0
1945-S	10,156,000	0
1946	12,118,000	0
1946-D	2,151,000	0
1946-S	3,724,000	0
1947	4,094,000	0
1947-D	3,900,600	0

Mint Mark Legend:

1916 - 1917: Below the R of TRUST on the obverse. 1917 - 1947: Below the branch on the reverse. 1917 could be either location.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present
D	Denver, CO	1906-present

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