A median rarity among late date Walking Liberty half dollars, the 1945-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar is scarcer in Mint State than the 1945-D, 1946-D and 1946-S. As is the case with several branch mint issues from the "short set" years, strike and eye appeal is rather inconsistent, even at the highest levels.

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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 $60,000.