Half Dollar (Liberty Walking), 1940, S, San Francisco mint
Liberty Walking (1916 - 1947)
Obverse: Liberty walking left wearing U.S. flag gown, sunrise at left.
Lettering: LIBERTY / 1940 / IN GOD WE TRUST / S
Reverse: Eagle advancing left.
Lettering: UNITED ∙ STATES ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA ∙ / HALF ∙ DOLLAR / E ∙ PLURIBUS UNUM / AW
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 200
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Liberty Walking
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1940
Type: Regular
Minting
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: S
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 4550000
Designer: Adolph A. Weinman
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
