1935-S Half Dollar - 1935-S Walking Liberty 50c NGC MS64 CAC. This eye-appealing 1935-S Half Dollar has light toning, more so on the reverse, and an above average strike. Shades of light, silvery-gray and light rose mix with hints of gold on the obverse. Light rose toning is more prominent on the reverse. The presence of these colors attests to the coins originality. The surfaces are remarkably clean with no notable abrasion marks. Full details are present on Libertys skirt and the eagles neck and breast. The CAC designation indicates that the coin is a premium quality piece and fully merits the grade assigned.

Adolph A. Weinman designed the Walking Liberty Half Dollar, which was minted from 1916 to 1947. The obverse depicts a full length portrait of Liberty striding towards a rising sun, perhaps symbolizing a new era. Behind her shoulders is a star-spangled cape. In her left hand she holds olive branches. Her right hand is outstretched in a gesture of peace. She is surrounded by a widely spaced LIBERTY. At her lower right is a brilliant, rising sun that has thirteen rays. IN GOD WE TRUST is in two lines between the Y in LIBERTY and her back foot. The date is below. On the reverse a fierce looking eagle is perched on a rocky cliff. It faces left and its wings are upraised. A sprig of pine grows in a crevice to the left. The sprig represents strength. Eventually it could crack the rock as it grows. At the end of the branch of pine is the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM written in two lines. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is in an arc at the top. The denomination, HALF DOLLAR, is below the eagle. The mintmark is on the reverse below the branch.

Weinman was born on December 11, 1870 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He moved to the United States when he was ten years old. He attended night classes at Cooper Union when he was fifteen, and later he was a student at the Art Students League of New York, where he studied with sculptor, designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Philip Martiny, another sculptor. In 1904 he opened his own studio. He considered himself an architectural sculptor, as was Saint-Gaudens; however, Weinman is now best known for his coin and medal designs. He is particularly remembered for his Walking Liberty half dollar, from which the American Silver Eagle bullion coin is derived; the Mercury dime, and several medals for the armed services of the United States.

In its population report, as of October 2012, CAC has confirmed 12 1935-S half dollars in MS64 condition with 41 better.