FOR SALE IS 1 RARE CHOICE GEM KEY DATE. 19 19- S 50C U. Net weight 12.50 grams. In 1915, the new Mint Director, Robert W. Woolley, believed he was required by law to replace coin designs that had been in use for 25 years.
He therefore began the replacement of all Barber coinage: dimes, quarters, and half dollars, all of which began in 1892. Woolley had the Commission of Fine Arts hold a competition for the new designs.The commission chose Weinman's designs for the dime and half dollar. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: US\Half Dollars\Liberty Walking (1916-47)". The seller is "rivanna-coins" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.