It's the designer's monogram, Adolph Weinman. All Liberty Walking half dollars have it.
== == 1943 is a very common date for halves. In circulated condition, it's worth $6.00 for the silver it contains. If almost uncirculated, $12 without a mint mark, and around $20 with a D or S at the 8:00 position on the reverse. Uncirculated ones retail for $32 or more.
You have a Walking Liberty half dollar. In decent condition it's worth $10 to $15. A doubled die reverse is worth more. Coins are bought and sold without regard as to where the person lives, in other words the coin is worth as much in Texas as it is Hawaii.
There is no such thing as a "Liberty" coin. Almost all US coins have either a depiction of Liberty or the word Liberty on them. Is this a Walking Liberty Half-Dollar? A Barber Dime? A Morgan Dollar? An Indian-Head Cent? A Seated Liberty half-dime? A gold half-eagle? A Silver Eagle? Etc. Without knowing the denomination, it is impossible to answer your question.
Yes, it was common on most 20th century coins to omit the P mint mark that would have indicated the Philadelphia mint. Also, coins struck in 1915 and 1916, and some in 1917, will have the mint mark on the front (obverse), while the remaining years have the mint mark on the reverse.
Is it a Morgan or Peace dollar? A Morgan dollar features a personification of Liberty with a crown saying "LIBERTY" on it. A Peace dollar has a personification of Liberty with rays of light coming out of her head. The reverse of a Morgan dollar has an Eagle with arrows and an olive branch and a wreath under it. The reverse of a Peace dollar features a perched eagle sitting on a rock inscribed "PEACE". Without knowing the type of coin, it is impossible to state a value.
The motto " In God We Trust " was added to dollar coins in 1866. There was no mintage of 1871 dollars without the motto.
All Walking Liberty Half dollars from 1940 to 1947 with or without a mintmark, in average circulated condition (below EF-40 Grade) have the same retail values of $14.00-$15.00. These years are high mintage, widely circulated coins, so most show heavy wear. The coins are very common.
The U.S. never minted a coin like that. Walking Liberty halves were made for circulation 1916-1947 The design was brought back for "one dollar" bullion pieces in the 1990s. You may have a fantasy piece or something similar, or you could have a privately-minted bullion coin. Without seeing it, impossible to say.
All Walking Liberty Half dollars from 1940 to 1947 with or without a mintmark, in average circulated condition (below EF-40 Grade) have the same retail values of $16.00-$17.00. These years are high mintage, widely circulated coins, so most show heavy wear. The coins are very common.
All Walking Liberty Half dollars from 1940 to 1947 with or without a mintmark, in average circulated condition (below EF-40 Grade) have the same retail values of $14.00. These years are high mintage, widely circulated coins, so most show heavy wear. The coins are very common.
The coins are normally referred to as Walking Liberty half dollars. The Standing Liberty design was used on quarters from 1916 to 1930. For a specific answer, please determine your coin's date and enter the question "What is the value of a <date> US half dollar?" (without the quotes) in the large box at the top of the screen.
July 28, 2009 A 1939-P [Philadelphia mint] Walking Liberty half dollar in good condition is worth from $9 to $12. If it is a little better than just good condition then it is worth from $13 to $30 depending upon the actual condition of the coin.