1918-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar

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Help needed please?.. I have a 1918-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar not in the greatest condition however, I noticed the D mint mark is located on the coins reverse side and by the designers initals looks like a foldover to me. It weighed in correctly also.

Thank You,
Mary

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The bulge on the rim looks to be either metal that was pushed up from an impact on the edge, or it's a drop of solder. In either case, it's not an error.

[wavysteps]

Hi Mary - Mike answered the first part of the question, so I will answer the part concerning the mint mark.

The Liberty half dollar first started out with the mint mark on the obverse in 1916. It was during the year of 1917 that the mint switched and began putting the mint mark on the reverse of this denomination.

So, in 1917, you have actually 5 different coins to fill in that year; the 1917-P (no mint mark), the 1917-D on the obverse and also the reverse and the 1917-S on the obverse and reverse.

In 1918 the mint mark was solely on the reverse of these coins.

BJ Neff

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Thank You BJ

I had just realized I had it backwards (placement of mm).