The 1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar in average condition is worth around $10. In mint condition, the value jumps up to about $200. As an extremely rare coin, anything below average condition carries little to no numismatic value.
Facts About the 1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar:
- The 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar was not released to the public.
- Almost all 1942 proofs were melted when the silver was needed to fight WWII.
- There may be about 10 or fewer 1942 Liberty Walking half dollars left in circulation.
- The Liberty Head, also called the Liberty Walking motif, was designed by Adolph A. Weinman and first introduced on the 1916 half dollar.
-The Walking Liberty design appears on the dime, quarter, and half dollar coins between 1916 and 1947.