The 1946-D has the lowest mintage and is the scarcest circulated coin in the short set. Yet only the 1943 is more common in Mint State grades. The 1946-D is one of the stranger issues in all of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar Series. Further proof of this oddity is that it is extremely common through MS65; after which is becomes very scarce. High-quality gems are not easy to locate. Strike and luster are good and the issue is susceptible to toning.
| coinage-type | Walking Liberty half dollar |
| desg | MS |
| designer | Adolph A. Weinman |
| diameter | 30.6 |
| edge | Reeded |
| fineness | 0.9 |
| material | 90% silver; 10% copper |
| mint-mark | D |
| mintage | 2,151,000 |
| ngc-id | 24SK |
| 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. |
| pcgs-link | 6628 |
| pcgs-number | 6628 |
| 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. The mintmark is small, and placed below the olive branch near the left rim. |
| weight-grams | 12.5 |
| weight-ounces | 0.36169 |
| year-display | 1916-1947 |