The 1919 Walking Liberty Half Dollar is a rare and coveted coin struck in Philadelphia in 1919. It is the second rarest of all the Walking Liberty silver half dollar coins to come out of the Philadelphia mint. Adolph Weinman was commissioned to design the silver half dollar and dime after winning a Commission of Fine Arts competition. This was not his first design as he had prior designs rejected. The luster is frosty or can be semi-satiny. Strike quality was not an issue with this coin.
1919 Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Value and Scarcity
The 1919 Walking Liberty half dollar value is high because it is not easily found. Only the 1921 Walking Silver Liberty silver half dollar is rarer in this series. The 1919 Walking Liberty Half Dollar can range from $25 in lower circulated grade to upwards of $2,350 in higher uncirculated grades. It is rare in circulated grades and very rare in the higher grades. There are even fewer Superb grade Gems and only a few white frosty Gems are known.
While just under a million of these coins were minted, many of the ones available today went right into the hands of private collectors. It’s not uncommon for new coins to be saved by even casual coin collectors. With the 1919 Walking Liberty silver half dollars, the relatively high face value of the coin affected the number of coins initially saved. Walking Liberty half dollar key dates include the 1919 Walking Liberty silver half dollar.
Type of coin: Half Dollar
Year: 1919 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Mint Mark: Philadelphia
Total mintage: 962,000
Metal content: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Face value: 50 cents
Weight: 12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Diameter: 30.00 millimeters