United States 1939 half dollar
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The Barber half dollar was retired in 1915, replaced in 1916 by Adolph Weinman's Walking Liberty design. Popular with the public and a huge hit with collectors, it was never so beloved by mint officials, who struggled to give it a full strike. This is unlikely to be the fault of the design, as Standing Liberty quarters and Buffalo nickels are similarly afflicted. In the middle of 1917, the mintmark was moved from the obverse (shown here) to the reverse, where it remained until the end of issue in 1947. This is a common date.
Recorded Mintage: 6,820,808.
Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .361 troy oz ASW, 30.6 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Adolph Weinman.
Catalog reference: KM 142.
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- Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
- Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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