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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AdamL, post: 1348167, member: 6029&quot;]Walking Liberty Half Dollars (often affectionately referred to as &quot;Walkers&quot;) are one of the most popular series of U.S. coins to collect. The beauty of the design, the fun of building a set and the fact that many dates are affordable even in high grades are some of the reasons for their popularity.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Walkers&quot; were produced in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco.&nbsp; Coins from Philadelphia have no mint marks, coins from Denver have a &quot;D&quot; mint mark, and coins from San Francisco have an &quot;S&quot; mint mark.&nbsp; The mint marks are located in the lower left area of the reverse of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Walkers are large silver coins and have a great deal of appeal for their aesthetics, the intrinsic value of the metal and the fact that they maintain much of their beauty even in well circulated grades.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are many ways to collect Walking Liberty Half Dollars. Many people may only acquire one example for a type set, and will usually choose a common date in mint state condition. Others may add Walkers to their collection from time to time, choosing to purchase gem quality examples, coins with toning that they find attractive, or just when they find &quot;Walkers&quot; for sale at a good price.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One popular collecting strategy is to assemble a short set. There are several ways to do this, the most popular being to collect the business strike coins starting from 1940 or 1941, going through the end of the series in 1947, and including the coins from each of the mints. This is a set that even collectors on a tight budget can probably afford to put together in mint state because all 22 business strike issues from the 1940&#039;s are common dates. A more challenging, yet still very popular way to collect Walking Liberty Half Dollars is to put together a set of all business strike issues in the entire series from 1916-1947. This set includes 65 coins. Many of them, particularly the earlier dates, will be very costly in high grades, and the average collector will usually opt to purchase these dates in well circulated condition. Specifically, the 1916-S, 1921, 1921-D and 1938-D will be somewhat expensive even in a grade of G4. Some collectors may choose to add the proofs to their sets or to collect only the proof issues, of which there are only seven.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I personally collect Walking Liberty Half Dollars because, like many collectors of U.S. coins, I consider it to be one of the most beautiful coin designs ever. Although &quot;Walkers&quot; are great looking coins in any grade, it is nice that there are stunning mint state examples available to collectors on almost any budget.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I&#039;m looking to purchase Walking Liberty Half Dollars, knowing which dates in the series are strongly or weakly struck can be valuable information. There are many dates in the series known for a weak strike. Those dated coins can display some lack of detail, especially in the center of the design, and even on mint state coins. Most dates can be found fully struck and with full or nearly full detail, although that will often require some patience and time to look at a large number of coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Walking Liberty Half Dollars are a lot of fun to collect. And whether you acquire one coin or multiple complete sets, I think they are coins that you will be pleased to include in your collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Designer: Adolph A. Weinman</p><p>Weight: 12.5 g</p><p>Diameter: 30.6 mm</p><p>Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper</p><p><br /></p><p>I wrote the above article a couple years ago for the owner of <a href="http://www.myuscoins.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.myuscoins.com" rel="nofollow">www.myuscoins.com</a></p><p>Here is a link to the article there, where I&#039;m credited as the author. </p><p><a href="http://www.myuscoins.com/Half-Dollars/walking-liberty-half-dollar-1916-1947.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.myuscoins.com/Half-Dollars/walking-liberty-half-dollar-1916-1947.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.myuscoins.com/Half-Dollars/walking-liberty-half-dollar-1916-1947.html</a> Thanks for the contest!</p><p><br /></p><p>2 of my Walkers, including a key, the 1921</p><p><img src="http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo140/AdamL1983/Coins/Walking%20Liberty%20Half%20Dollars/walkera009.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo140/AdamL1983/Coins/Walking%20Liberty%20Half%20Dollars/walkera003-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo140/AdamL1983/Coins/Walking%20Liberty%20Half%20Dollars/1921.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo140/AdamL1983/Coins/Walking%20Liberty%20Half%20Dollars/1921r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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