Walking Liberty half dollar
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The Walking Liberty half dollar is a silver 50-cent piece or half dollar coin that was issued by the United States Mint from 1916 to 1947; it was designed by Adolph A. Weinman, a well-known sculptor a
Oscar Roty's "Sower" design for French coins may have inspired Weinman's obverse.
Weinman's 1909 Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument may have given him his head of Liberty (from the head of Victory, on right) and displays similar use of foliage.
Sculptor Adolph Weinman
A 1916-S half dollar with the mint mark on the obverse.
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the 50-cent coin, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or 1⁄2 of a dollar. In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in
Walking Liberty half dollar
…The Walking Liberty half dollar is a silver 50-cent piece or half dollar coin that was issued by the United States Mint from 1916 to 1947; it was designed by Adolph A. Weinman, a well-known sculptor and engraver. In 1915, the new…
Various half dollar designs. From left to right: Bicentennial, Kennedy, Franklin, Walking Liberty