1916 Liberty Walking Half Dollar

I am gonna say at least AU on this one. Without having the coin in hand it can be very difficult to grade. The obv seems to be a very good strike for the year , I can see almost the whole thumb on the hand holding the olive branches, and the breast and head details seem very complete. The breast feathers on the reverse appear to be complete but weak, hard to tell from the pic if the leg feathers are worn or just weak. Also, one area I look at sometimes to determine if it has been circulated is the rim, the rims on this coin look very clean in the pics (not banged up ) . Without other angles , I cannot make an MS determination, judging by the patina, it may have circulated for a minute or two....

Also one of the nicest 1916 Walkers I have seen, super nice looking coin !

Hi Nicknate,

Welcome to the forum!

You have a really nice coin there. It grades at least AU-50. Depending on luster (which is really hard to judge from most photos) it could possibly slab as high as AU-55. As Prethen observes, the surfaces look original.

As far as value is concerned, if I could pick up a coin like this on ebay for $200 I'd consider it a steal. If you put it up for auction I wouldn't be surprised to see it go for $300 or so.