- Year: 1943
- Mint Mark: No mint mark
- Type: Walking Liberty Half
- Price: $9.00-$90.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 11,346,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $11.24
Notes: 68% of all the Walking Liberties were minted at the (p) Philadelphia mint. These are the most abundant of all the half dollars from 1943. All the Walking Liberties are 90% Silver. This coin has no mint mark. Proof versions of this coin denoted as PR have sold for up toe $8,000
1943 Half Dollar Error Guide
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Off Center Strike - When the die strikes an improperly seated plachet off-center this is the error it creates. Strikes can be anywhere from 5% to 95% off center. The more off center the more of the blank planchet will be left behind.
1942 Half Dollar Struck on 25C Planchet - These half dollar errors look as if a die was misaligned and struck only a portion of the planchet, but in fact the error is caused by the die striking a quarter planchet. This coin should weigh roughly 5.670 grams, the standard weight of a post 1964 quarter. This error can be easily overlooked.
Struck on a Peru 1/2 Sol Planchet -This has been rated top 100 of the most valuable coin errors created by the United States Mint. The United States created several issues of coinage for Peru and somehow this leftover Peruvian half cent planchet found itself crushed between two 1943 Walker Half Dollar Dies. The only known instance was sold for $20,000.
El Salvador 25 centavos planchet - Much like the Peruvian error of this coin listed above, the El Salvadorian version came about the same way. The United States Mint created coins for El Salvador, a few of these 25 C planchets were mixed with the Half Dollar Planchets and boom error coin. Most recent sale of this coin was for $15,000 USD.
Mintages
Price Chart
Rates listed here refer to professionally graded and slabbed coins. If new to collecting the prices below might not make sense.
1942 Walking Liberty Halves come in 2 flavors normal and early proof. Superior toning and color will add 10% to 50% more to the overall value of your coin. Simply put collectors love toned coins.
- Grade AU58 = $29-$48
- Grade MS60 = $34-$53
- Grade MS61 = $34-$56
- Grade MS62 = $38-$63
- Grade MS63 = $41-$69
- Grade MS64 = $60-$100
- Grade MS65 = $90-$150
- Grade MS66 = $135-$225
- Grade MS67 = $638-$1,063
- Grade PR65 = $375-$625
- Grade PR66 = $525-$875
- Grade PR67 = $750-$1,250
- Grade PR68 = $4,500-$7,500
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How much is a 1943 Half Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $9.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $90 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 1943, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].
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