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Walking Liberty half dollars: values by year

Walking Liberty half dollars were made 1916–1947. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman. Pick a year to see what each mint mark is worth.

Year-by-year value pages

Metal and weight

  • 1916–1947: 90% silver, 10% copper, 12.5 g

Where the mint mark is

  • 1916–1917: Front of the coin, below IN GOD WE TRUST (some 1917 coins).
  • 1917–1947: Back of the coin, lower left near the rim, below the pine branch. Philadelphia coins have no letter.

Mintage by year

Coins made for circulation, by mint
YearMintage by mint
1916D: 1,014,400, (no mint mark): 608,000, S: 508,000
1917D: 765,400, D: 1,940,000, (no mint mark): 0, (no mint mark): 12,292,000, S: 952,000, S: 5,554,000
1918D: 3,853,040, (no mint mark): 6,634,000, S: 10,282,000
1919D: 1,165,000, (no mint mark): 962,000, S: 1,552,000
1920D: 1,551,000, (no mint mark): 6,372,000, S: 4,624,000
1921D: 208,000, (no mint mark): 246,000, S: 548,000
1923S: 2,178,000
1927S: 2,392,000
1928S: 1,940,000
1929D: 1,001,200, S: 1,902,000
1933S: 1,786,000
1934D: 2,361,400, (no mint mark): 6,964,000, S: 3,652,000
1935D: 3,003,800, (no mint mark): 9,162,000, S: 3,854,000
1936D: 4,252,400, (no mint mark): 12,614,000, S: 3,884,000
1937D: 1,676,000, (no mint mark): 9,522,000, S: 2,090,000
1938D: 491,600, (no mint mark): 4,110,000
1939D: 4,267,800, (no mint mark): 6,812,000, S: 2,552,000
1940(no mint mark): 9,156,000, S: 4,550,000
1941D: 11,248,400, (no mint mark): 24,192,000, S: 8,098,000
1942D: 10,973,800, (no mint mark): 47,839,120, S: 12,708,000
1943D: 11,346,000, (no mint mark): 53,190,000, S: 13,450,000
1944D: 9,769,000, (no mint mark): 28,206,000, S: 8,904,000
1945D: 9,966,800, (no mint mark): 31,502,000, S: 10,156,000
1946D: 2,151,000, (no mint mark): 12,118,000, S: 3,724,000
1947D: 3,900,600, (no mint mark): 4,094,000

P is Philadelphia, D Denver, S San Francisco, O New Orleans, CC Carson City, W West Point. Years in links have a full value page.