1940 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
The 1940 Walking Liberty half dollar design began life when Adolph Weinman won a design competition held by the Commission of Fine Arts. As winner, he was given the commission to design this coin and the dime. However, this is not his initial design for the coin. Several of the designs he created were rejected before this final design was approved. Like other coins from the Philadelphia mint, it lacks a mint mark and the strike is exceptionally good. The luster is usually pure white or slightly toned. There were 11,000 proofs issued.
1940 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Value
The 1940 Walking Liberty half dollar value begins at $9 for a low-grade circulated coin and goes up to $35 for one of the higher grade uncirculated coins. This is the rarest of the Philadelphia Walking Liberty coins to be issued in the 1940’s despite the high number of coins released. However, that doesn’t mean that Gem condition coins aren’t available. Note that there are no 1940-D Walking Liberty half dollars. If you are offered one, it is a fake. In poor condition, the value of the silver content is almost the same as the numismatic value of the coin. That makes the 1940 Walking Liberty silver half dollar about equally valuable to both coin collectors and silver collectors. Both values exceed the half dollar face value. Because it is so available, Walking Liberty half dollar key dates do not include this coin.
Type of coin: Half dollar
Year: 1940 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Mint Mark: Philadelphia
Total mintage: 9,156,000
Metal content: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Face value: 50 cents
Weight: 12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Diameter: 30 millimeters