All US half dollars made up till 1964 were 90% silver and 10% copper.
Halves dated 1965-70 were 40% silver, and those dated 1971 and later are copper-nickel.
A 1938 Walking Liberty half dollar is common. Most show heavy wear and are valued at $18.00.
A 1938 Walking Liberty half dollar is common. Most show heavy wear and are valued at $18.00.
The last US silver dollars were minted in 1935. Please turn your coin over and check the denomination on the back. If it has a Walking Liberty design on the front, you'll find that it's a HALF dollar.
Please turn the coin over and check the denomination on the back. You'll find that it's a HALF dollar. There's more information at the Related Question.
$15-20
Well due to the fact we had silver dollars that were an ounce of silver, 1 dollar.
That's a huge range of dates, with too many answers to list here. Any silver dollar minted 1935 or earlier (there were no silver dollars after 1935) is currently worth at least $21 for its silver content. For more specific answers, ask more specific questions.
Please look at your pocket change. ALL U.S. coins have the word Liberty on them, so that doesn't help to ID a coin. More, back in 1938 a picture of Miss Liberty was on both the dime and the half dollar. To get a specific value, enter the question "What is the value of a 1938 US (my coin)?" in the box at the top of the page, where (my coin) means its denomination - dime, nickel, half dollar, etc.
Please post a new question. There were no US bills of any denomination dated 1938.
To clear things up, what you probably have is called a Walking Liberty half dollar, BUT: > The person shown is Miss Liberty, not a man > The motto is In God WE Trust, not "you" > Eagles have claws, not hands. To value your coin, please check its date, then enter the question "What is the value of a <date> US half dollar?" in the question box that appears on all pages of this site, e.g. "What is the value of a 1938 US half dollar"
If the mint mark is a D the nickel is probably worth no more than a dollar. If the mint mark is an S it could be worth around $3.00 By the way, there is no such thing as a 1938 liberty nickel. The only nickels minted in 1938 were buffaloes and Jeffersons.
$20-$50