It's the initial of the coin's designer, A. A. Weinman.
It's the initial of A. A. Weinman, the coin's designer.
A U.S. 1945 Walking Liberty half dollar was designed by Adolph Weinman thereas his initials. These initials are on the reverse all Walking Liberty half dollars from 1916 to 1947.
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The "W" represents the designers name , A. A. Weinman.
It's technically "A W" and is the monogram of A. A. Weinman, the coin's designer.
W on a Walking Liberty half dollar is the designer's initial (A. A. Weinman). The mint mark location is on the back at roughly the 8:00 position - blank, D, or S.
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8-5-11>>> The AW you see is Adolph A. Weinman's monogram, he designed the coin. It appears on all Walking Liberty half dollars and Mercury Head dimes.
To clear things up, the coin is called a Walking Liberty half. There is a design called Standing Liberty (not "stand up") that was used on quarters at roughly the same time, so that may be what you're thinking of. Also, the W isn't a mint mark, it's the designer's monogram. Please see the Related Question for more.
W is the monogram of the designer, A. A. Weinmann. The mint mark location is on the back side, at the 8:00 position
W. A. Speck was born in 1938.
All Mercury Head dimes have the "W" it's the designers initial, Adolph A. Weinman he also designed the Liberty Walking Half dollar.