Owner Comments:
Circulation strike mintage 6,812,000
Proof mintage 8,808
While researching Liberty Walking Halves of this year/mint, it was said that nearly all have attractive eye appeal and are well struck. The same was said of the Proofs.
Of the 1939 Walking Liberty's I've examined, this example had slightly above average fully original luster and pleasing eye appeal.
On the obverse, there are a moderate number of superficial scattered contact marks in the obverse fields, with a few seen on the upper portion of Liberty's skirt. Scattered small scuff marks were seen on the obverse fields.
On the reverse, most of the feathers on the Eagle's left leg and breast are present although there are some light scuff marks on the breast feathers. The neck feathers are very prominent and worth mentioning.