Lot 059Coin values
1945-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar
DENVER (D) · 90% SILVER, 10% COPPER · 9,966,800 STRUCK
Worth about $24–$31 circulated and $280–$360 in MS-65.
The 1945-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar is a common date from the Denver Mint, with 9,966,800 pieces struck. In circulated grades (G-4 to EF-40) our estimate is $24–$31, and a well-preserved MS-65 example is estimated at $280–$360. Circulated coins of this date trade at or just above the value of their metal, so the live melt value on this page is the best guide to a worn coin.
Photograph: 1945-D Walking Liberty half dollar. Public domain, credit Brandon Grossardt, via Wikimedia Commons. Wear, luster and color on your coin will differ.
- Mint
- Denver (D)
- Composition
- 90% silver, 10% copper
- Mintage
- 9,966,800
- Weight and size
- 12.5 g · 30.6 mm
- Designer
- Adolph A. Weinman
Among the more plentiful: 77% of issues in the series have a smaller mintage. 9,966,800 struck. Mintage is the number struck, not the number that survive.
Mint mark position
1916 and some 1917 coins carry the mint mark on the obverse; later coins carry it on the reverse at the lower left. Make sure the position matches the date.
Strike quality
The head and left hand of Liberty and the eagle's breast are weak on many dates. Fully struck examples of the 1920s and early 1930s are scarce.
Cleaning
Many have been cleaned or dipped. Look for original luster.
About the 1945-D Walking Liberty
How much is a 1945-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar worth?
Lustre's editorial estimate (Oct 2026) is $24–$31 for circulated examples (G-4 to EF-40) and $280–$360 in MS-65. These are estimates, not an appraisal or market data. A coin in the grade you hold may sell for less at a dealer, who needs a margin.
Is a 1945-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar silver?
Yes. It is 90% silver, 10% copper and weighs 12.5 g, which is 0.3617 troy ounces of pure silver. Its melt value is that weight multiplied by the current silver spot price, shown live on this page.
How many 1945-D Walking Liberty Half Dollars were minted?
9,966,800 were struck at the Denver Mint.
Where is the mint mark on a Walking Liberty Half Dollar?
On the obverse below the letters TR of TRUST for 1916 and some 1917 coins; on the reverse near the lower left rim from later 1917 onward. Philadelphia coins have no mint mark.
Is my 1945-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar rare?
No. It is a common date. Its value depends mostly on grade, originality and, for silver coins, the melt value.
More Walking Liberty Half Dollar values
Where these numbers come from
Walking Liberty half dollar, Wikipedia: composition, weight, diameter, edge, designer, mint mark position.
Walking Liberty half dollar mintage, Landofcoins.com: mintage by year and mint.
Lustre editorial grade-value estimates, Lustre: grade value ranges (estimates, not market data).
gold-api.com spot prices (reference level for estimates), gold-api.com: reference spot prices behind the estimates.
How the estimates are made. Facts reviewed Oct 2026.