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HISTORY
The Walking Liberty Half Dollar, commonly known as the Walker, was designed by A. A. Weinman and was minted from 1916 to 1947. The full length of Miss Liberty has many areas where collectors look for "fullness", especially the head and the thumb. The reverse follows the same theme as the eagle takes up most of the area within the coin. The mintmarks were originally placed on the obverse in 1916 and 1917, but during 1917 they were changed to the reverse.
MINTS
Walking Liberty Halves were minted in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. Philadelphia produced coins in 1916-21, 1934-47. Denver issued coins in 1916-21, 1929, 1934-39, 1941-47. San Francisco minted coins in 1916-21, 1923, 1927-29, 1933-37, 1939-46. As a group, the 1921 issues are the lowest mintage and are considered the keys to the set.
TERMINOLOGY
Walker - Shorthand for the Walking Liberty Half Dollar.
Short Set - Many collectors begin with the 1941-47 issues; this is known as the short set.
PQ - Stands for premium quality when grading coins and is the high-end of the spectrum for each grade. Typically the coin could have been certified one grade higher.
RECOMMENDED REFERENCES
Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, by John Dannreuther
Photograde, by James F. Ruddy
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Series
Walking Liberty Half Dollars
Series Run
1916-1947
Designer
Adolph A. Weinman
Weight
12.50 grams
Net Weight
.36169 ounces pure silver
Composition
.900 silver
.100 copper
Diameter
30.6 millimeters
Edge
Reeded Edge
Mints
Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco
Mink Mark Location
1916-17 obverse below motto
1917-47 reverse lower left
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