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Walking Liberty key dates cheat sheet (no prices)
Most Walking Liberty halves are 90% junk. Pull 1921, 1921-D, 1921-S, plus early low-mintage dates. Watch where the mint mark sits in 1916–17. This is not a price list.
Most Walking Liberty halves are junk-plus. Use this list to pull dates before you weigh the rest. Not a price list.
Mint mark first
1916 and early 1917: obverse, under IN GOD WE TRUST. Later 1917–1947: reverse, lower left under the pine. No letter is Philadelphia.
Pull these
- 1921, 1921-D, 1921-S
- 1916-S
- 1917-D and 1917-S on the obverse
- 1919-D, 1919-S
- Other early S and D dates that look thin in the book — compare before you dump
Usually junk silver
1941–1947 P and D in worn grades. A 1943-S is not a 1921. Same silver as a Franklin or a 1964 Kennedy.
People also ask
Is a Walker an Eagle? No. Silver Eagle is one ounce of .999.
Did they make Walkers in 1948? No. Franklins start 1948.
Continue in the coin and money library. Related visitor guides: for shop visitors.
How we dump a bag
1916–1921 we read one by one. 1923–1940 we spot-check mint marks. 1941–1947 we weigh unless a date jumps out.
Obverse mint marks on 1916–17 are easy to miss if you only look at the reverse. Flip early dates both ways. Walking Liberty.
A “Walker dollar” in the same bag is usually a Silver Eagle. Different pile.
Same bag as Franklins and 1964 Kennedys is one 90% pile after you pull 1921s. Franklin halves. Kennedy metal sheet. A cleaned 1921 is still a 1921 — just a worse one. Don’t clean.
If the date is gone, it is still 90% silver. Weigh it with the junk. Do not carve the date back on.