The Walking Liberty Half Dollar — minted from 1916 to 1947 — is widely considered one of the most beautiful coins ever produced by the United States Mint. It also contains 0.3617 troy ounces of 90% silver, making it a valuable precious metals holding regardless of collector grade.
Buyers of New York, located in Manhattan’s Diamond District at 30 W. 47th Street, Suite 8006, buys Walking Liberty Half Dollars at live spot-based pricing — and assesses key dates and scarce mint marks for the numismatic premiums they deserve.
Key Dates Worth More Than Melt
Certain Walking Liberty Half Dollars are worth many multiples of their silver content. The 1916-S (obverse mintmark), 1917-D obverse, 1919-D, and 1921 are among the key dates we specifically identify and pay collector premiums for. Even worn examples of these dates can be worth hundreds above melt.
Why Sell at the Diamond District?
Local pawn shops and coin dealers in NYC typically apply a 20–30% discount to silver spot. At Buyers of New York near Rockefeller Center, we operate with tighter margins because we specialize exclusively in precious metals and coins — no middleman, direct market access. Walk in any weekday, cash paid same day.
See current prices on all pre-1964 US silver coins at Buyers of New York.