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I have a rare coin passed down from a few generations and I am curious of its worth. It's a 1946 San Francisco Walking Liberty Half-Dollar, and it's initialed AAW by Adolf Alexander Weinman. I am told that out of the 3,724,000 coins made by Weinman's design, he initialed about 8 of these coins. Do you know anything else about the rare coins that were initialed AAW?
Hello Lance,
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I found no records that mention Weinman personally initialing coins.
The 1946 was the second to last wear of issue and there were 3,724,000 coins recorded being made at the San Francisco mint.
They were made from 1916 to 1947 at all three mints. And there were over 12 million made at the Philadelphia mint in 1946 and 2.1 million at Denver.
All the dies this year carried his monogram AAW under the tip of the eagle’s wing. Is this the area you see your initials?
I am sending an image of the coins reverse where the monogram is located.
If your coin is indeed a specially signed specimen it would be more collectable than a normal coin and sell for a different value.
If you still think it is authentic and need help finding a qualified coin person in your area feel free to write me back for the information.
I hope this information helps. If there any more information you require on this question just ask.
Thank You and Good Luck
PapaJack
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