Trailing only the 1943, the 1942 Walking Liberty Half Dollar is the second most plentiful Walking Liberty half dollar issue in terms of total number of Mint State coins extant. It is also readily obtainable in Gem Mint State, and thus is very popular for type purposes. We have sold the single finest example of the issue known to PCGS, graded MS-68+. It is an outstanding condition rarity for the entire series, as well, for PCGS has bestowed the MS-68+ grade on only 10 Walking Liberty half dollars, half of which are 1939 Philadelphia Mint coins.

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The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in June 2021 as part of the Lulu Collection, the #1 all-time finest PCGS Walking Liberty Half Dollar Short Set, where it realized $78,000.