This ring is estimated to take 2-3 days to ship from order date. SHIPPING + DELIVERYĪll of our rings are made to order. If sizing doesn't fit for any reason, please contact us. We recommend using our SSF Ring Sizer for an accurate sizing. Click here to find out if we can use your Walking Liberty Half Dollar. We love silver for a number of reasons, and Walking Liberty Half Dollars were all minted with 90% silver content, perfect for coin rings.
You can also choose between our two classic finishes. OPTIONSĬhoose your size between 6 and 12, half sizes included. Tasteful without being ostentatious, slip it on and face the day with an unmistakably positive spirit. That’s the type of resolve we could all use in such turbulent times.Ī medium sized silver ring, as opposed to our heftier rings made from silver dollar sized coins, it’s proportions accentuate both the male and female hand. Widely considered the most beautiful coin the US ever minted, the Walking Liberty Half Dollar shows Lady Liberty “confidently striding into the dawn of a new day.” Branch mint versions are also more valuable than regular issues, particularly in high grades and early issues.WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR COIN RING MINDSET CHANGES EVERYTHINGĪ ring that displays your optimism and hope for your country. In general, the older this coin is the more valuable it is. As a common, affordable type coin it makes a beautiful appearance with a very strong strike and fantastic luster. Widely available in all Mint State grades through MS67, with just the finest MS68 being scarce. Numismatic ValueĬondition for these plays a key role in their value, as many were well circulated. The 1942 is a Walking Liberty Half Dollar type coin that is only worth the value of the scrap silver content if graded less than Mint State. The redesign of the half dollar coincided with the redesign of the last few coins which had not had a refresh, and this was the time period where every coin first had a unique design. Weinman’s design for the obverse of the coin was so iconic it has been reused for other coins including the famous Eagle bullion coins.
The Liberty Walking holds a special place in the American psyche due to its association with World Wars I and II. Barber created modified designs, but after intercession from others, the design was struck as-is with a slightly lower relief and some modifications to the strike. There were issues with the dime and the half dollar when they were first struck, as the edge had a “fin” or raised lip that did not work well with vending machines. Barber and other proponents of practical coinage concerns over aesthetics were not fans of the new designs created by sculptors who were not necessarily familiar with the ins and outs of the striking process. The coins had a higher relief than many other coins of the time and striking was challenging. The reverse is an eagle on a mountaintop. Weinman’s design shows Liberty walking and holding a bundle of branches with an American flag over her shoulder and the sun behind her. This was also the first time that there was a clearly different design between all different coins, as many of the older designs were used for multiple coins with minor modifications. With these design refreshes, all American coins would have a new design. Because of that, this new design was released sooner than expected. The new coins were publicly announced on March 3, 1916. The Walking Liberty Half Dollar came to life at a time when a new mint director, named Robert Woolley, thought that currency law required coins to get rejuvenated every 25 years. MacNeil designed the quarter, and none of Polasek’s designs were selected. Weinman’s designs were used in their entirety for the dime and the half dollar. Adolph Weinman, Hermon MacNeil and Albin Polasek were the three selected. The commission did not appreciate the sketches Barber submitted and recruited sculptors to create designs. The original suggestion had been for the Mint to create new designs, and Barber had done so. Chief Engraver Barber, long an advocate for practicality over aesthetics, provided some roadblocks to the process though he eventually did put the designs through. Many were agitating for the replacement of the Barber coins as part of an ongoing refresh to make the coins more beautiful. Woolley and the Commission of Fine Arts worked together on the Silver coins including the dime, quarter and half dollar. Woolley, thought that the 25-year minimum for a new coin design was actually a mandate to create a new coin when the time period was up. Weinman as a replacement for the Barber designs because the director of the U.S. The Liberty Walking came after the Barber, and it ran from 1916 to 1947.
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