1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
The 1941 Walking Liberty half dollar design is the result of a Commission of Fine Arts competition. As winner of this contest, Adolph Weinman won a commission to design this half dollar as well as the dime. However, this was not Weinman’s initial design for the coin. Several of his designs were rejected before his final design was approved. The luster can be anywhere from white and frosty to golden or dingy. The strike is sharp. Like all Philadelphia Walking Liberty silver coins from the 1940’s, it does not have a mint mark. There were 15,100 proofs issued.
1941 Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Value, Scarcity, and Key Dates
The 1941 Walking Liberty half dollar value can be as low as $9 for a low-grade circulated coin and go up to $35 for higher grade uncirculated coins. It is a very common coin in uncirculated and Gem conditions. Starting with this year, the mintage of the Walking Liberty half dollar increased dramatically. As the US came out of the Great Depression, interest in coin collection increased. As a result, even more coins were saved. With a specimen that is in poor condition, the silver content value is almost the same as the numismatic value of the coin. That makes this coin about equally valuable to both coin collectors and silver collectors. Both the metal value and the coin values are higher than the face value. Walking Liberty half dollar key dates do not include this coin.
Type of coin: Half dollar
Year: 1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Mint Mark: Philadelphia
Total mintage: 24,192,000
Metal content: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Face value: 50 cents
Weight: 12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Diameter: 30 millimeters