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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 145622 Coin Date: 1946 Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: Doubled Die Obverse Variety 2: FS-101 Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 12,118,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Walking Liberty half dollar Coinage Years: 1916-1947 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 30.6 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 12.5 Weight (Ounces): 0.475 Designer: Adolph A. Weinman Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Liberty portrayed standing on a rock, facing left, with flowing robes and her right hand outstretched with a star-covered drapery flowing behind her. I bright sun, with extended rays is rising from the horizon on the lower left. The word LIBERTY frames the periphery and date appears at the bottom center. and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is in the right field. Reverse Description: A large eagle perched on a rock, facing left with wings elevated in a defensive posture. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR appear on the periphery. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM sits atop a small olive branch left of the eagle. General Notes: The doubling is evident on Miss Liberty’s breast and left arm, and on the flag. PCGS #: 145622 NGC ID: 24SJ
