Collecting coins has been popular throughout the world and history. Some people collect coins as an investment others such as myself collect coins as a hobby and I started collecting coins many years ago. My interest was more in the coins itself and not so much as to the grade of the coins, though I always looked for the best grade possible within my budget. For people who collect anything; coins, stamps, art work or even rocks for a hobby, one thing that makes the hobby worth while, other than the ownership of the object, is to be able to display and show them to others.
The Walking Liberty Half Dollar was designed by Adolph A. Weinman and was struck from 1916-21, 1923, 1927-29 and 1933-47
The obverse depicts Liberty walking in the direction of the rising sun, covered in the American flag and holding branches of laurel and oak. The reverse shows a bald eagle perched on a cliff. The composition of the coin is 90% silver and 10% copper
The Coronet Type large cent was minted from 1816 to 1857. The cent was redesigned in 1835 through 1839 by Christian Gobrecht. The design showed a slimmer Liberty Head surrounded by twelve stars on the obverse. The reverse has a the name United States of America surrounding a laurel wreath, which circles the word One Cent. There were minor changes up to 1843. The coins weight is 10.89 grams with a diameter of 27.5 mm and a plain edge. The composition is copper. All the coins were minted at the Philadelphia Mint. The design from 1839 to 1857 are referred to as, the Braided Hair Large Cent.
