1940 Half Dollar

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.

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.

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?.