- Celebrate the third release of the Best of the Mint series with the 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Gold Coin and Silver Companion Medal
- Struck at the United States Mint facilities in West Point (gold) and Philadelphia (silver)
- Quantities are limited—Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to collect this special edition 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set
In honor of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the Mint curated a list of 21 historic coins spanning our Nation’s history, from its founding in 1792 into the 21st century. Following public input and expert recommendations, five Best of the Mint coins were selected. The Best of the Mint is a series of 24-karat reissued gold coins alongside silver medals featuring modern designs inspired by their companions. The selected coins include: the 1916 Mercury Dime, the 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar, the 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar, the 1804 Silver Dollar, and the 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief $20 Gold Coin.
The 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set is the third release of the Best of the Mint semiquincentennial series.
The Best of the Mint 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Gold Coin portrays Liberty on its obverse (heads), the American flag billowing behind her as she strides left toward the sunrise carrying branches of laurel and oak in her left arm. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “1916.” To commemorate the semiquincentennial of our Nation’s founding, the coin features a unique Liberty Bell privy mark with the numeral “250.”
The reverse (tails) features an eagle facing left, standing with wings raised on a mountaintop perch. A pine sapling with cones and needles grows from a rift in the rock. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and “HALF DOLLAR.”
The Best of the Mint Silver Companion Medal to the 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar features elements from the original Walking Liberty Half Dollar reimagined as a single scene across the obverse and reverse, illustrated in the Art Deco style that succeeded Adolph Weinman's neoclassical style. The obverse honors Weinman's half-dollar design with Liberty extending her right hand and holding branches in her left.
The Sun and rolling landscape connect the obverse to the reverse, where an eagle soars, evoking freedom. Inscriptions are "LIBERTY" and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
