Collecting the 1943 Half Dollar: Highest Mintage Of The Walking Liberty Half Dollars
The 1943 half dollar had the highest mintage of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar series, with a total mintage of 77,986,000 coins minted at all 3 mints.
53,190,000 examples of the 1943 half dollar were struck at the Philadelphia mint, 11,346,000 were struck at the Denver Mint, and 13,450,000 were struck at the San Francisco Mint. You can tell which Mint branch struck a 1943 half dollar by looking for the mint mark on the reverse of the coin. It is located to the left of the eagle's feet. Philadelphia coins have no mint mark, Denver coins will have a D mint mark, and San Francisco coins will have an S mint mark.
The 1943 half dollar is a 90% silver coin that contains .3617 ounces of pure silver.
This means the coin will always be worth at least its weight in silver. This makes the 1943 half dollar and all Walking Liberty half dollars attractive from an investment standpoint because they are a great hedge against inflation. They will always have intrinsic value and will never be valued less than the spot price of the silver they contain.
The value of the 1943 half dollar remains constant across all the mint marks in lower grades, but differs significantly in the upper grades.
There is usually a significant jump in value between MS-60 and MS-65 examples in uncirculated grades. Here are the values for each mint mark:
1943 Half Dollar Value Philadelphia Mint:
G-4 $7.40 VG-8 $7.50 F-12 $7.00 VF-20 $8.04 XF-40 $10.20 AU-50 $13.00 MS-60 $30.00 MS-63 $55 MS-65 $150
1943 Half Dollar Value Denver Mint:
G-4 $7.40 VG-8 $7.80 F-12 $7.90 VF-20 $8.50 XF-40 $10.00 AU-50 $25.00 MS-60 $42.00 MS-65 $295
1943 Half Dollar Value San Francisco Mint
G-4 $7.40 VG-8 $7.80 F-12 $7.90 VF-20 $8.50 XF-40 $10.00 AU-50 $18.50 MS-60 $42.00 MS-65 $460
The 1943 half dollar also includes a double die obverse variety from the Denver Mint:
1943 D Double Die Obverse Value:
G-4 $7.60 VG-8 $7.50 F-12 $9.00 VF-20 $12.00 XF-40 $15.00 AU-50 $30.00 MS-60 $55.00 MS-65 $450
These 1943 half dollar coins are readily available and easy to purchase.
US $69.00
Make sure to add a 1943 half dollar or two to your collection!
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