1917-S 50C Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Reverse Mintmark PCGS MS64

Helpful PCGS MS64 Price Information:

Collector's Universe: $3,750.

Coin Dealer Newsletter: $2,300.

Relevant auction records are found below this listing.

Here’s a desirable early Walking Liberty half dollar to include in your collection. Imagine owning this piece, calling it yours! David Hall writes, “The 1917-S on Reverse Walking Liberty half dollar is the highest mintage of the four Denver and San Francisco mint Walkers of 1917.” PCGS has graded 303 as MS64 with 92 finer.

The San Francisco Mint, where this attractive piece was produced in 1917. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Mint Director F. J. H. von Engelken had the mintmark moved to this coin's reverse early in 1917. After this change, the San Francisco Mint aggressively coined half dollars, and the 1917-S Reverse variety has always been fairly common in circulated grades and lower Mint State grades.

Writes NGC Coin Explorer, “Gems are another matter entirely, with very few pieces grading higher than MS-64.…it is worth mentioning that all seen carry the new S mintmark adopted this year and used as late as 1942…. The textured fields that were a part of Weinman's models and are seen on earlier issues of this coin type were eradicated by Chief Engraver George T. Morgan. All or most of the 1917-S Reverse half dollars have smooth, brilliant fields.”

Relevant auction records (average $2,827): 

• 05/2024 HA @ $2,280.
• 05/2024 HA @ $3,000. 
• 04/2024 GC @ $2,374. 
• 03/2024 SB @ $2,880. 
• 06/2023 SB @ $3,600.