1929-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar
The 1929-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar is the last in the early series of this coin that spanned from first issue in 1916 through 1929. This collectible coin’s design was the result of a Commission of Fine Arts competition. Weinman, the winner of the competition, was commissioned to design this coin and the dime. This design was finally approved after previous other designs were rejected. The coin generally has a subdued luster. While strike is not the issue generally seen in the 1929 coins, sharply struck coins are rare.
1929-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Value and Scarcity
The 1929-S Walking Liberty half dollar value can range from $12 in lower circulated grades to $500 in higher grades. Like the 1929-D and 1933-S, it still sells for more than the value of its silver even in highly circulated grades. As late as June of 1934, you could still buy an uncirculated 1929-S Walking Liberty coin directly from the US Mint for only the face value plus postage. It is definitely a scarce coin in mint condition as few were originally saved. Gem condition coins are even more scarce, as are all of these coins in the higher circulated grades. Because of the relative face value at issue and the large number of coins initially issued, few of the Walking Liberty silver half dollar coins were saved when the coin was initially issued. It is rarer in mint and Gem state than the later coins that followed. However, Walking Liberty half dollar key dates do not include this coin.
Type of coin: Half dollar
Year: 1929-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Mint Mark: San Francisco
Total mintage: 1,902,000
Metal content: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Face value: 50 cents
Weight: 12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Diameter: 30 millimeters