1935 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
The design of the 1935 Walking Liberty half dollar was the result of a competition held by the Commission of Fine Arts. Adolph Weinman won the competition and was awarded the commission to design this coin and the dime. This design was finally approved after previous other designs were rejected. This coin has a very nice frosty white luster. Like most coins coming from the Philadelphia mint it bears no mint mark and the strike is quite clean, however strike is a bit weaker than the 1935 coin in the series.
1935 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Value and Scarcity
The 1935 Walking Liberty Half Dollar value can range from $9 in lower circulated grades to $40 in higher grades making this a relatively inexpensive coin to add to any collection, no matter the grade you purchase. The lower value is a combination of factors that includes the high mintage and the fact that more collectors saved the Philadelphia issue over those from the Denver or San Francisco mints. Also, even while The Great Depression wore on, many uncirculated coins were saved. Today, even in poor condition it maintains a value slightly more than the bouillon weight of the silver used in minting coin. In Gem condition, it is rarer than the 1936, 1937 and 1939 coins. In grade 67 or higher (Superb Gem) very few specimens relatively speaking (6,000 out of over 9 million issued) still exist. Walking Liberty half dollar key dates exclude this coin.
Type of coin: Half dollar
Year: 1935 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Mint Mark: Philadelphia
Total mintage: 9,162,000
Metal content: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Face value: 50 cents
Weight: 12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Diameter: 30 millimeters