By: Mobin
The 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar features a beautiful and iconic American coin design. We explore values and key dates.
Robust mintages were seen in 1942 to support wartime economic needs, making most issues common. But some standouts exist.
Circulated 1942 walkers are affordable. Price escalates dramatically for rare Mint State and Proof examples in very high grades.
The Philadelphia and Denver Mints struck nearly 48 and 11 million coins respectively. The San Francisco had a lower 12 million mintage.
The 1942 Proof issue with only 21,120 made would be the last half dollar proof until 1950, due to WWII.
Major variety is the very popular 1942 DDR (Doubled Die Reverse). Other minor varieties like DDO and RPMs also exist.
Mechanical errors also occur like off-center milling and dramatic double/triple strikes. These generate huge collector interest.