1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar
The 1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar begins the middle series for this coin. The early dates are 1916 to 1929 and the late dates are 1941 to 1947. 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 very frosty luster. The strike problems in the earlier issued coins were generally solved by this issue and well struck coins still survive to this day.
1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar Value and Scarcity
The 1933-S Walking Liberty half dollar value can range from $12 in lower circulated grades to $750 in higher grades. As the coin transitioned to the middle dates, more and more coins were kept in uncirculated condition, even as The Great Depression wore on. As late as June of 1934, you could still buy an uncirculated 1933-S Walking Liberty coin directly from the US Mint for only the face value plus postage. The 1933-S Walking Liberty is a scarce coin in mint state and a very scarce coin in Gem condition. Like many of the Walking Liberty coins from the first dates of issue, very few of these coins were saved by collectors. This may be due to the relatively high face value of the coin for the time. However, Walking Liberty half dollar key dates exclude this coin.
Type of coin: Half dollar
Year: 1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Mint Mark: San Francisco
Total mintage: 1,786,000
Metal content: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Face value: 50 cents
Weight: 12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Diameter: 30 millimeters