1929-D 50C (Regular Strike)
Series: Walking Liberty Half Dollars 1916-1947
PCGS MS67+
PCGS MS67
PCGS MS67
- PCGS #:
- 6589
- Designer:
- Adolph Alexander Weinman
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 30.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 12.50 grams
- Mintage:
- 1,001,200
- Mint:
- Denver
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $82,250 • MS67+ • 09-27-2018 • Legend Rare Coin Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1929-D 50C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 50,000 |
| 60 or Better | 3,000 |
| 65 or Better | 600 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-2.5 |
| 60 or Better | R-4.4 |
| 65 or Better | R-5.8 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 10 / 66 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 23 / 66 |
| 65 or Better | 25 / 66 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 10 / 66 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 23 / 66 |
| 65 or Better | 25 / 66 |
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 MS67+ PCGS grade
Heritage 4/2018:4263, $44,400 - Legend Rare Coin Auctions 9/2018:146, $82,250 |
| #1 MS67+ PCGS grade |
#3 MS67 PCGS grade
Gerald R. Forsythe Collection |
#3 MS67 PCGS grade
Legend Rare Coin Auctions 12/2019:346 |
#5 MS66+ PCGS grade
Heritage 4/2014:3590, $10,575 - Heritage 10/2014:4793, $5,288 - Heritage 1/2015:5128, $9,988 - Duckor Family Collection - Heritage 1/2018:4549, $16,800 - D.L. Hansen Collection |
#5 MS66+ PCGS grade
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| #5 MS66+ PCGS grade |
| #5 MS66+ PCGS grade |
| #5 MS66+ PCGS grade |
| #5 MS66+ PCGS grade |
The 1929-D has a relatively low mintage and, along with the 1929-S and 1933-S, it the last Waliking Liberty half dollar (with the exception of the very low mintage 1938-D) that sells for more than it's silver value in the lowest grades. It is somewhat scarce in the higher circulated grades and definitely scarce in mint state. The 1929-D is not quite as rare in mint state and Gem mint state condition as the 1929-S and it is about the same rarity as the 1933-S, perhaps marginally rarer. All three coins are much rarer in mint state and Gem mint state than the dates that follow.
The typical 1929-D can be very frosty or toned in varying degrees. Strike is usually not a problem though sometimes Ms. Liberty's hand can be a little weak.
According to a notice in the June 1934 issue of The Numismatist (p. 416), collectors could still purchase Uncirculated 1929-D Half Dollars directly from the U.S. Treasury for "the face value of the coins and an amount sufficient to cover the mail charrges by first-class mail."