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A Walking Liberty Half Dollar contains 0.3617 troy oz of silver — about $21.61 at today's silver price.
Spot price as of July 23, 2026
About This Series
Adolph Weinman designed the Walking Liberty half dollar, and many collectors consider it the finest-looking coin the US Mint ever produced. It ran from 1916 to 1947 before the Franklin half replaced it. On early 1916 and some 1917 issues, the mintmark appears on the obverse near Liberty's hem - an arrangement soon moved to the reverse. The 1916-D obverse and the 1921 Philadelphia and Denver strikes are the key dates, all genuinely scarce. In 1986 Weinman's obverse was revived for the American Silver Eagle, giving it a second life as one of the most recognized designs in modern bullion.
Specifications
1916–1947
- Composition
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Fineness
- 90.0%
- Weight
- 12.50 g
- Diameter
- 30.6 mm
- ASW
- 0.3617 oz
- Years Produced
- 1916–1947
Melt Value
Based on silver spot price of $59.74/oz
Spot price as of July 23, 2026
Mintage by year and mint
“Low mintage” marks a year at or below 10% of the median business-strike mintage for its own denomination; “Scarce for the series” marks one above 10% and at or below 25%. The median here is 3,997,300. That is a statement about how many were struck, not about how many survive or what collectors pay.
Show all 63 issues, 1916–1947
| Year | Mint | Business strikes | Proof | Relative mintage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Denver | 1,014,400 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1916 | Philadelphia | 608,000 | Not listed by NGC | Scarce for the series |
| 1916 | San Francisco | 508,000 | Not listed by NGC | Scarce for the series |
| 1917 | Denver | Varieties reported separately | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1917 | Philadelphia | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1917 | San Francisco | Varieties reported separately | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1918 | Denver | 3,853,040 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1918 | Philadelphia | 6,634,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1918 | San Francisco | 10,282,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1919 | Denver | 1,165,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1919 | Philadelphia | 962,000 | Not listed by NGC | Scarce for the series |
| 1919 | San Francisco | 1,552,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1920 | Denver | 1,551,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1920 | Philadelphia | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1920 | San Francisco | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1921 | Denver | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1921 | Philadelphia | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1921 | San Francisco | 548,000 | Not listed by NGC | Scarce for the series |
| 1923 | San Francisco | 2,178,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1927 | San Francisco | 2,392,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1928 | San Francisco | 1,940,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1929 | Denver | 1,001,200 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1929 | San Francisco | 1,902,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1933 | San Francisco | 1,786,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1934 | Denver | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1934 | Philadelphia | 6,964,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1934 | San Francisco | 3,652,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1935 | Denver | 3,003,800 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1935 | Philadelphia | 9,162,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1935 | San Francisco | 3,854,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1936 | Denver | 4,252,400 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1936 | Philadelphia | 12,614,000 | 3,901 | |
| 1936 | San Francisco | 3,884,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1937 | Denver | 1,676,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1937 | Philadelphia | 9,522,000 | 5,728 | |
| 1937 | San Francisco | 2,090,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1938 | Denver | 491,600 | Not listed by NGC | Scarce for the series |
| 1938 | Philadelphia | 4,110,000 | 8,152 | |
| 1939 | Denver | 4,267,800 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1939 | Philadelphia | 6,812,000 | 8,808 | |
| 1939 | San Francisco | 2,552,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1940 | Philadelphia | 9,156,000 | 11,279 | |
| 1940 | San Francisco | 4,550,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1941 | Denver | 11,248,400 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1941 | Philadelphia | 24,192,000 | Not published by NGC | |
| 1941 | San Francisco | 8,098,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1942 | Denver | 10,973,800 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1942 | Philadelphia | Not published by NGC | 21,120 | |
| 1942 | San Francisco | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1943 | Denver | 11,346,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1943 | Philadelphia | Not published by NGC | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1943 | San Francisco | 13,450,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1944 | Denver | 9,769,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1944 | Philadelphia | 28,206,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1944 | San Francisco | 8,904,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1945 | Denver | 9,966,800 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1945 | Philadelphia | 31,502,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1945 | San Francisco | 10,156,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1946 | Denver | 2,151,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1946 | Philadelphia | 12,118,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1946 | San Francisco | 3,724,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1947 | Denver | 3,900,600 | Not listed by NGC | |
| 1947 | Philadelphia | 4,094,000 | Not listed by NGC | |
| Mintages as published by NGC Coin Explorer, 2026-03 snapshot. Covers 1916–1947. NGC Coin Explorer does not list every date and mint, so this is what it publishes rather than a complete census. A further 1 listing it does publish is omitted here because NGC Coin Explorer records no single striking mint for it. | ||||