First minted in 1916 the silver Walking Liberty half dollar spanned a 30 year production period. Classic in design, in keeping with other coinage of the time, this half dollar is generally accepted as one of the most beautiful silver coins to come from the U.S. Mint. Adolph Weinman, who had studied under sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, had become widely recognized as a great sculptor in his own right and in addition to the Walking Liberty half dollar also designed what has become known as the Mercury dime. In general the new half dollar was well accepted by the public but there was some dissent and criticism as there is with anything new.
During 1916 this beautiful half dollar was produced at Philadelphia, 608,000 coins minted, Denver, 1,014,400 coins minted and San Francisco with 508,000 coins minted. There is no mint mark for coins produced in Philadelphia. Mint marks for those produced in San Francisco and Denver are on the obverse, the heads side, for coins released from Denver and San Francisco. Beause it is a relatively high relief strike it was troubled through the years with incomplete or weak strikes particularly in the lines of libertys skirt, left hand and hair on the obverse and the Eagles feathers on the reverse.
Below are several selections of the 1916 Walking Liberty half dollar. See one that you're interested in simply click on the link to find out more about that particular coin.
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1916 WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR US $22.624 Bids 4h 58m |
1916 P WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR WHOLESALE C8712 US $45.00![]() 5h 39m |
1916 S WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR WHOLESALE C8715 US $90.00![]() 5h 39m |
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1916 D WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR WHOLESALE C8713 US $35.00![]() 5h 39m |
1916 D WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR WHOLESALE C8714 US $60.00![]() 5h 39m |
1916 D 1917 1917 D WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS N R US $24.3510 Bids 6h 4m |
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1916 P Walking Liberty Half Dollar US $15.625 Bids 6h 56m |
1916 CIRCULATED WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR SEMI KEY US $27.990 Bid 9h 3m |
1916 S Walking Liberty half Sharp XF AU scarce US $536.0724 Bids 9h 28m |
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VERY NICE 1916 Silver Walking Liberty Half FREE S H US $34.008 Bids 9h 41m |
1916 D Walking Liberty Half Dollar G US $10.384 Bids 9h 48m |
1916 S Liberty Walking Silver Half Dollar Key Date 50C US $31.019 Bids 10h 18m |
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1916 S Liberty Walking 50C AG G scarce US $60.000 Bid 10h 19m |
Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar 25Roll5 1916 1947 US $175.001 Bid 10h 34m |
1916 D OBVERSE US SILVER WALKING LIBERTY HALF US $19.99![]() 11h 38m |
US $22.62
