With its mintage of 765,400 pieces, the 1917-D Obverse Mintmark Walking Liberty Half Dollar variety is one of just nine dates in the design type with a mintage that fell below the one million mark. The 1917-D Obverse Mintmark is the second of only two Denver Mint Walking Liberty half dollars with the mintmark in this position, and it is popular with advanced type collectors and series specialists alike. It is also a key date with a mintage of just 765,400 pieces -- a limited total by the standards of the 20th century U.S. Mint. One of the rarest issues of its type in Uncirculated condition, the 1917-D Obverse Mintmark is more elusive as a Gem than such other early date Walking Liberty half dollars as the 1916-D, 1916-S, 1928-S, 1929-D, 1929-S and 1933-S.

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The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the Larry H. Miller Collection , where it realized $22,800.