- Year: 1940
- Mint Mark: No mint mark
- Type: Walking Liberty Half
- Price: $9.00-$140.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 9,156,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $11.05
Notes: The 11 thousand proofs issued this year sell for somewhere between $600 and $750 in PF-65 condition. There are no 1940 (d) Walking Liberty Half dollars. If you have one it's a fake or counterfeit.
Mintages
How much is a 1940 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 $140 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 1940, 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.
Most Valuable
The most valuable Walking Liberty Half Dollar's. Prices listed are for MS-65 certified. Visit the link to learn more about each coin.
| Image | Year | Mint | Worth |
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1921 | S | $105k |
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1921 | D | $40k |
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1919 | S | $25k |
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1917 | S | $22k |
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1918 | D | $22k |
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1919 | D | $18.5k |
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1921 | $17.5k | |
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1920 | D | $16.5k |
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1918 | S | $14.3k |
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1923 | S | $14k |
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Are 1940 Half Dollars Silver?
Yes! Walking Liberty Half Dollar's produced in 1940 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?.
Numismatic vs Intrinsic Value:
This coin in poor condition is worth $2.05 less than the intrinsic value from silver content of $11.05, this coin is thus more valuable to a silver bug than to a coin collector. You will most likely find however that it is hard to get a coin for less than spot price. At least that has been our experience. Want more info? Then read Coin Collecting Investment an article that details the benefits of coin collecting as a way to build wealth..
Current silver melt value* for a 1923 S Walking Liberty Half is $11.05 and this price is based off the current silver spot price of $30.56 This value is dynamic so bookmark it and comeback for an up to the minute silver melt value.
***Price subject to standard supply and demand laws, dealer premiums, and other market variations. Prices represent past values fetched at online auctions, estate sales, certified coins being sold by dealers, and user submitted values. While we wholeheartedly try to give honest price estimates there are many factors besides appearance, metal content, and rarity that help make up the coins overall value. Call or visit your local coin dealer for more information.
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