1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar

Notes: Less than a million Walking Liberties were made this year at this mint. Highest value listed is for that of a MS-65 or greater.

Key Points to Remember

Things you should know about the 1916 Walking Liberty 50c coin.

1. key date 1st year issued
2. minted at p (no mark),d, & s
3. s minted is rarest
4. MS67 highest known grade, also MS66+ known to exist

Mintages

Price Chart

Rates listed here refer to professionally graded and slabbed coins. If new to collecting the prices below might not make sense.

1916 Walking Liberty Halves are priced below based off recent sales in the past. Generally speaking these numbers are the best predictors of current and future prices, at least on the high end.

• Grade VG8 = $19-$31
• Grade F12 = $49-$81
• Grade VF20 = $86-$144
• Grade EF40 = $169-$281
• Grade AU50 = $225-$375
• Grade AU53 = $300-$500
• Grade AU55 = $375-$625
• Grade AU58 = $469-$781
• Grade MS60 = $664-$938
• Grade MS61 = $664-$1,106
• Grade MS62 = $788-$1,313
• Grade MS63 = $900-$1,500
• Grade MS64 = $975-$1,625
• Grade MS65 = $1,500-$2,500
• Grade MS66 = $3,000-$5,000

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It's also important to note...Prices are subject to the same supply and demand laws as everything else. Coins sold at the same auction house 10x, would fetch drastically different bids each session. To raise your chances of receiving top dollar read How to Get the Most for your Coins.

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How much is a 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar worth?

In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $50.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $2,500 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say Average Circulated, we mean in a similar condition to other coins circulated in 1916, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].

What are your coins really worth?

Use the handy-dandy calculator below to find the real value of any walking liberty half dollar in your collection.

Yes! Walking Liberty Half Dollar's produced in 1916 are 90% silver to be precise, and contain .3617 troy oz or 11.25 grams in total of .999 pure silver. Silver weight is measured in troy ounces. Troy ounces weigh about 2 grams more than the standard ounce. CoinTrackers has built a tool that will let you know if your coin is silver or not. The tool is called Is My Coin Silver?.