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Walking Liberty half dollar
Adolph A. Weinman's striding Liberty.
What our records show
- For 1916–1947, the years this site covers for this design, our table has production figures for 29 of 32 years.
- The Mint's coinage record shows none struck in 1930–1932.
- Facilities in the record, with the mark their coins carried: Philadelphia: no mint mark (1916–1921, 1934–1947); Denver: D (1916–1921, 1929, 1934–1939, 1941–1947); San Francisco: S (1916–1921, 1923, 1927–1929, 1933–1937, 1939–1946).
- What the figures count: coins struck each calendar year, proofs included (the Mint's 1792-1965 pamphlet).
- Commemorative half dollars are taken out of the Mint's totals for 1918, 1920–1928, 1933–1939, 1946–1947; each row says how many.
“From 1916 to 1947, the Mint produced the “Walking Liberty” half dollar designed by Adolph A. Weinman.”
Metal, weight and size, where a Mint table dates it
| Coin years | Specification and source |
|---|---|
| 1916–1947 | Metal: 90% silver, 10% copper (fineness 900) · Weight: 12.5 g (192.9 grains) Silver: 11.25 g (our calculation: 12.5 g × 90% silver); 0.3617 troy oz (our conversion: grams ÷ 31.1035, rounded to 4 places). Metal weight, not a value. Source: U.S. Mint, Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1792-1965, PDF pp. 11-12 (printed pp. 7-8), table C5 and footnote 5: "12 1/2 grams, or 192.9 grains"; fineness 900. Covers the standard set by the act of Feb. 12, 1873, the last change the Mint's silver-coinage table lists for coinage to Dec. 31, 1965 (pamphlet table C5). |
Each row covers only the coin years its source establishes. Proof and collector versions can differ and aren't covered.
How many were made
| Year | Philadelphia no mint mark | Denver D | San Francisco S | What the figure counts, and notes | Source (see list below) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 608,000 | 1,014,400 | 508,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1917 | 12,292,000 | 2,705,400 | 6,506,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1918 | 6,634,000 | 3,853,040 | 10,282,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 100,058 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1919 | 962,000 | 1,165,000 | 1,552,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1920 | 6,372,000 | 1,551,000 | 4,624,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 250,140 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1921 | 246,000 | 208,000 | 548,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 220,125 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1922 | 0 | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 100,061 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1 |
| 1923 | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | 2,178,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: San Francisco 274,077 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 3 |
| 1924 | 0 | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 142,080 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1 |
| 1925 | 0 | none in this row's coverage | 0 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 2,476,808, San Francisco 200,228 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 3 |
| 1926 | 0 | none in this row's coverage | 0 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 1,048,558, San Francisco 100,055 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 3 |
| 1927 | 0 | none in this row's coverage | 2,392,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 40,034 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 3 |
| 1928 | 0 | none in this row's coverage | 1,940,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 60,036 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 3 |
| 1929 | none in this row's coverage | 1,001,200 | 1,902,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 2, 3 |
| 1930 | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | The Mint's coinage record shows none struck at any mint that year. | 4 |
| 1931 | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | The Mint's coinage record shows none struck at any mint that year. | 4 |
| 1932 | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | none in this row's coverage | The Mint's coinage record shows none struck at any mint that year. | 4 |
| 1933 | none in this row's coverage | 0 | 1,786,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Denver 5,250 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 2, 3 |
| 1934 | 6,964,000 | 2,361,400 | 3,652,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 240,135, Denver 7,006 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1935 | 9,162,000 | 3,003,800 | 3,854,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 88,072, Denver 22,520, San Francisco 272,655 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1936 | 12,617,901 | 4,252,400 | 3,884,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 346,215, Denver 233,138, San Francisco 158,111 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1937 | 9,527,728 | 1,676,000 | 2,090,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 303,929, Denver 33,025, San Francisco 18,519 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1938 | 4,118,152 | 491,600 | 0 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 22,022, Denver 22,020, San Francisco 22,024 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1939 | 6,820,808 | 4,267,800 | 2,552,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 5,108, Denver 5,108, San Francisco 5,110 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1940 | 9,167,279 | none in this row's coverage | 4,550,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) – : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year. | 1, 3 |
| 1941 | 24,207,412 | 11,248,400 | 8,098,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1942 | 47,839,120 | 10,973,800 | 12,708,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1943 | 53,190,000 | 11,346,000 | 13,450,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1944 | 28,206,000 | 9,769,000 | 8,904,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1945 | 31,502,000 | 9,966,800 | 10,156,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1946 | 12,118,000 | 2,151,100 | 3,724,000 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 1,100,603, Denver 200,113, San Francisco 500,279 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
| 1947 | 4,094,000 | 3,900,600 | 0 | struck that calendar year (includes proofs) Commemorative half dollars taken out: Philadelphia 100,017, Denver 100,017, San Francisco 100,017 (pamphlet PDF pp. 72-74 (printed pp. 68-70), table C49). | 1, 2, 3 |
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF pp. 42 and 44 (printed pp. 38 and 40), table C19
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF p. 54 (printed p. 50), table C27
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF pp. 60 and 62 (printed pp. 56 and 58), table C33
- Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, branch and Philadelphia tables (PDF pp. 42-66)
Where the mint mark is
The Mint pages we used don't say where this design carries its mint mark, so we don't give a location.
Sources
- Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1792-1965. Bureau of the Mint, U.S. Treasury Department (Eva Adams, Director), hosted by FRASER, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Half Dollar (U.S. Mint, Circulating Coins). United States Mint (archived copy).
Figures and quotes checked against their sources on October 12, 2026.