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.
American Silver Eagle
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The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States. It was first released by the United States Mint on November 24, 1986, and portrays the Goddess of Liberty in a desig
Walking Liberty half dollar
…Vermeule considered the piece to be among the most beautiful US coins. Since 1986, a modification of Weinman's obverse design has been used for the American Silver Eagle, and the half dollar was issued in gold for its centennial in 2016. On September 26, 1890, the United States Congress passed an act providing…
The 2007 "United States Mint Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set" with a Silver Eagle coin surrounded by Presidential and Sacagawea dollars.
A slabbed 2016 30th Anniversary proof Silver Eagle reverse
A 2015 American Silver Eagle (Obverse side; Proof "30th ANNIVERSARY" on edge and made of .999 fine silver), in a NGC special slab.