1946-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar
The Walking Liberty silver half dollar design replaced the Franklin silver half dollar. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful designs to be used on a circulating coin. It proved so popular that it was brought back in 1986 for use on the one ounce American Eagle silver bullion coin. The design was created by Alexander Weinman, a German-American sculptor. He won the commission to design this coin and the dime in a competition sponsored by the Commission on Fine Arts. This wasn’t his first design for the coin and other designs were given the thumbs down before this one was approved. Like the other Walking Liberty silver half dollar coins issued by the Denver mint, it contains a “D” mint mark on the reverse. The luster can range from a frosty white to satiny and toned.
1946-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar Value, Scarcity, and Key Dates
The 1946-D Walking Liberty half dollar value ranges from $9 on the low end and can be as high as $60 depending on the condition. Only 9% of the Walking Liberty silver half dollars were issued by Denver in1946. That’s the lowest mintage from 1939 to 1947 and it’s one of the reasons it’s hard to find in circulated condition. But finding the coin in uncirculated condition is easy. It is the second most available, just behind the 1943 Philadelphia coin. Walking Liberty half dollar key dates exclude the lovely 1946-D Walking Liberty half dollar.
Type of coin: Half dollar
Year: 1946-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Mint Mark: Denver
Total mintage: 2,151,000
Metal content: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Face value: 50 cents
Weight: 12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Designer: Adolph Alexander Weinman
Diameter: 30 millimeters