A Walking Liberty Half Dollar contains 0.3617 troy oz of pure silver, worth $19.55 at today's spot price.
Adolph A. Weinman's Walking Liberty half dollar shows Liberty striding toward the rising sun. The American Silver Eagle bullion coin reuses the design.
Melt values use these spot prices (US dollars):
- Silver $54.05 per troy oz Current quote · Quote time Oct 23, 7:10 PM EDT
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Melt value is the metal content at spot price, not a buy or sell price. Collectible coins can be worth much more. For reference only.
Specifications
| Years | 1916–1947 |
|---|---|
| Face value | 50¢ |
| Composition | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| Gross weight | 12.5 g |
| Fineness | .900 (90%) |
| Pure metal | 0.3617 troy oz (11.25 g) |
| Diameter | 30.6 mm |
| Standard roll | 20 coins |
How the melt value is worked out
Melt value is the pure silver in the coin multiplied by the spot price. We use the coin's standard minted weight; worn coins weigh slightly less.
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12.5 g × .900 fine ÷ 31.1035 g per troy oz = 0.3617 troy oz
0.3617 troy oz × $54.05 spot = $19.55
How to identify it
- Liberty walks left, draped in a flag, with the sun rising at the lower left.
- The mint mark (D or S) is on the obverse below IN GOD WE TRUST on 1916 and some 1917 coins, and on the reverse at the lower left from 1917 onward.
Melt value vs. collector value
Common dates from the 1940s trade near melt in circulated grades. Earlier dates, and coins with full detail on Liberty's hand and head, carry premiums.
Related tools
Sources
- US Mint: Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1792–1965 — checked 2026-10-22
- Coinage Act of 1873 (17 Stat. 424) — checked 2026-10-22