One of the more challenging late date Walking Liberty half dollars to locate in Mint State, the 1943-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar is the fourth rarest issue in the "short set" after the 1942-D, 1942-S and 1943-D. Just 11.3 million were struck and the vast majority of survivors are in grades of MS-65 or lower. Production quality is also problematic for this issue, with most coins showing soft strikes and weak luster.

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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 $66,000.