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Best of the Mint Series Honoring the 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Today

Published 08/04/2026

The Best of the Mint Series will continue with its third of five releases today beginning at 12pm EST. The United States Mint will honor the 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar.

Honoring America’s semiquincentennial, the Mint has put together a five-set series paying homage to United States coinage. The sets will feature a reissued gold coin along with companion silver medals depicting modern designs and reflecting the meaning of their gold counterparts.

Like the first two releases, the 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Gold Coin will look like the 2016 centennial version. The obverse features Liberty wrapped in the American flag as she strides towards the sunrise carrying both branches of laurel and oak. LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and 1916 will be inscribed along with the 'W' mintmark from West Point. The 24kt .9999 fine gold coin will also showcase the Liberty Bell privy mark with the number 250 to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. The reverse will depict the all too familiar eagle as it perches on a mountaintop. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and HALF DOLLAR...read more