- Key: Key Date
- Year: 1919
- Mint Mark: No mint mark
- Type: Walking Liberty Half
- Price: $45.00-$5800.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 962,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $11.34
Notes: This is the rarest of the Walking Liberty Halves that were produced at 962,000 (just under a million).
Mintages
Questions & Comments
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Price Chart
Rates listed here refer to professionally graded and slabbed coins. If new to collecting the prices below might not make sense.
Prices below detail the 1919 Half Dollar with rates based on recent real world sales.
- Grade F12 = $109-$181
- Grade VF20 = $150-$250
- Grade EF40 = $600-$1,000
- Grade AU50 = $975-$1,625
- Grade AU53 = $1,350-$2,250
- Grade AU55 = $1,500-$2,500
- Grade AU58 = $1,875-$3,125
- Grade MS60 = $2,438-$3,688
- Grade MS61 = $2,438-$4,063
- Grade MS62 = $2,850-$4,750
- Grade MS63 = $3,375-$5,625
- Grade MS64 = $3,938-$6,563
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How much is a 1919 Walking Liberty Half Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $45.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $5,800 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 1919, 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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| Image | Name | Mint | Worth |
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Are 1919 Walking Liberty Half Dollars Silver?
Yes! Walking Liberty Half Dollar's produced in 1919 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 still worth $33.66 more than the intrinsic value from silver content of $11.34, this coin is thus more valuable to a collector than to a silver bug. Coins worth more to a collectors may be a better long term investment. If the metal prices drop you will still have a coin that a numismatic would want to buy.
Want more info? Then read Coin Collecting Investment an article that details the benefits of coin collecting as a way to build wealth. Also learn how to properly store your coins.
Current silver melt value* for a 1923 S Walking Liberty Half is $11.34 and this price is based off the current silver spot price of $31.34 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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