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1945-P Silver Walking Liberty BU Half Dollar 50c ~ Ultra Grade & Gold Toned!
$ 54.41
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1945-P Silver Walking Liberty BU Half Dollar 50c ~ Ultra Grade & Gold Toned!Solid Strike, Luster & Color on this Gem.
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Golden toned with wisps of indigo and rose on this unique silver Walking Liberty!
The ultimate gift or addition for any United States coin collector!
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The Popular Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Arguably the most sought after of all the silver half dollars from the US Mint. The Walking Liberty is famous for its beautiful design.
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.
Weinman's design of Liberty striding towards the Sun for the half dollar proved difficult to perfect. Mint officials were successful in getting Weinman's design into production, although it never struck very well, which may have been a factor in its replacement by the Franklin half dollar beginning in 1948. Nevertheless, art historian Cornelius 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.
The design of the half dollar bears a full-length figure of Liberty, the folds of the Stars and Stripes flying to the breeze as a background, progressing in full stride toward the dawn of a new day, carrying branches of laurel and oak, symbolical of civil and military glory. The hand of the figure is outstretched in bestowal of the spirit of liberty. The reverse of the half dollar shows an eagle perched high upon a mountain crag, his wings unfolded, fearless in spirit and conscious of his power. Springing from a rift in the rock is a sapling of mountain pine, symbolical of America.