90% Silver Walking Liberty Half | $1 Face Value

Struck from 1916 to 1947, the Walking Liberty half dollar is widely considered the finest American coin design of the twentieth century. The U.S. Mint thought so too, which is why the obverse was revived in 1986 for the American Silver Eagle. A $1 face value lot means two half dollars in 90% silver, containing roughly 0.715 troy ounces after normal circulation wear. You get real silver at close to melt and a design with genuine numismatic standing behind it.

Key Features:

• Purity and Weight: 90% silver, 10% copper; approximately 0.715 troy oz per $1 face
• Metal Type: Circulated U.S. 90% silver coinage
• Obverse Design: Walking Liberty by Adolph A. Weinman
• Reverse Design: Perched eagle on a mountain crag

The obverse shows Liberty striding left toward a rising sun at the lower left, her gown and the American flag draped across her shoulder streaming behind her in the wind. One arm reaches forward, the other cradles branches of oak and laurel. LIBERTY arcs across the upper rim, IN GOD WE TRUST sits in the right field, and the date appears at the base.

The reverse carries an eagle perched on a rocky outcrop, wings partly raised and head turned to the left, with a pine sapling growing from the crag beside it. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA curves along the top, E PLURIBUS UNUM sits in the left field, and HALF DOLLAR runs across the bottom. The pine was Weinman’s addition, a symbol of American strength and endurance.

Each coin measures 30.6 mm across and weighed 12.5 grams as struck, with a reeded edge. These are genuine circulated pieces, so expect flattened detail across Liberty’s gown and the eagle’s breast feathers, along with scratches, rim bumps, and varied gray toning. Dates and mint marks cannot be requested, and coins ship loose.

For anyone who wants pre-1965 silver but would rather hold something worth looking at, Walking Liberty halves are the obvious choice. Order today and we will ship insured in discreet packaging.