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This Walking Liberty Silver 1 / 2 Dollar hade been designed by artist Adolph A. Weinman during 1916 and was produced from 1916 thru 1945AD. This silver coin is 12 and 1/2 grams, 30.6 mm across, as well as 1.8 mm deep. It’s created from ninety percent silver and also ten % copper and struck at: Denver (mint marked D), San Francisco (marked of mint S), in addition to Philadelphia (displaying no mint mark). This Edge is serrated.
The front shows Liberty walking holding limbs going left with a United States flag over Liberty's back. A sun with rays will be on the lower left and the date is centered immediately beneath Liberty. “IN GOD WE TRUST” will be at the right in addition to “LIBERTY” encircles the upper portion of the silver coin. This pattern appears to be adapted to be used on the front of the 1986 AD American Silver Eagle silver dollar which is now being minted. Walking Libert's mint marks throughout 1916 were found below the “TR” of the “In God We Trust” mote. The marks of the mint were moved to the back in '17, however some from these '17 silver coins are on the heads.
This back portrays a walking eagle looking left having opened wings with a modest tree to its left. A face value; “HALF DOLLAR” is written encircling beneath the eagle. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” has been written surrounding above. “E PLURIBUS UNUM” is on the left of the eagle. During 1917 a mark of its mint were sometimes set below the pine plus in '18 to 1947AD all marks of the mint were situated underneath the tree.
Adolph A. Weinman was a artist by trade. In 1915AD US Mint Director Robert W. Wolley assumed he wanted different patterns for the 1 / 2 dollar coin, 1/4 dollar, and dime. He ended up being dissatisfied with the ones put forward by its mints workers then requested a few artists for design plans. Weinman’s had been selected for a 1 / 2 dollar coin, as well as his dime. Us Mint employee George T. Morgan (developer for the Morgan silver dollar coin) assisted Weinman throughout 1918 AD with various engraving concerns.
Even though this may be a much loved design the Liberty and the eagle display wear as ‘Very Fine’ state. It had been a problem of which they tried to handle during the decades of minting by carving directly into the hub that produces each master dies. It appears to be best to look at the letters to identify which conditions involving ‘Poor’ thru 'G'. Pertaining to ‘Very Good’ thru ‘XF consider its bald feathers as well as Liberty’s twigs. On the whole, these design aspects should correspond to a general wear information.
These Walking Liberty Half Dollar silver coins series has a number of collectible blunders. The '28 S has a big as well as little mint mark type. This silver coin also has premium mint years. 1 being the '21 Denver (246 thousand produces) as well as Philadelphia (208,000 minted). Many date's minting run above 1,000,000 silver 1/2 dollar coins.
Silver Half Dollars the sure collectible?
