1917 Walking Liberty Half Dollar - Obverse and Reverse - S

The Walking Liberty Half Dollar is considered by many the "Most Beautiful U.S. Coin" ever produced. It was the last coin re-designed as part of President Roosevelt's coinage modernization project started in 1908. The design was so popular that when the U.S. Mint created The American Eagle Silver Dollar program in 1986 they utilized the Walking Liberty design.

The Walking Liberty Half Dollar was issued between 1916 and 1947. It weighs 12.5 grams of .900 fine silver, with a diameter of 30.6 mm... a net silver content of .36169 ounces. It was struck at three US Mints: Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. On 1916 and some of the 1917 issues the coins mintmark is located on the obverse below the motto "In God We Trust." The later part of 1917 forward the coins mint mark is located on the reverse to the left of "H" in "Half Dollar" - approximately 7 o'clock.

This First Year of Issue Blunder is one of the most iconic error coins ever struck! During its first year of mintage in 1917, the Walking Liberty Half Dollar ran into a problem: some of the coins had the mint mark on the wrong side! These 100 year old silver half dollars from the Denver Mint are extremely sought after among collectors, in large part due to it’s famously beautiful design. Each 2 pc set will contain one regular 1917 Denver Mint Walking Liberty Half Dollar, and one official mint mark ‘Error’ version of the coin in collectors quality circulated condition.