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.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

1940 Walking Liberty

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