Look at these majestic beauties. Anything with the walking liberty design counts as beautiful in my book. But the original use of the design is probably the most beautiful. These half dollars were minted from 1916 to 1947 when the Franklin Half Dollar took over. The two specimens shown here have obviously seen better days, but being as old as they are and considering they were gifted to me, I can't complain. With silver prices on the rise, the melt value of one of these 90% silver coins is about $7.15. Most numismatic sites have these two coins valued at anywhere from melt value to $14 in the condition they are in.