Walking Liberty Half with a W stamp into it.

[Ant]

I soaked the WLH that I found Sunday in a little vinegar, salt and water. It cleaned up a little and this W appeared where coinfacts says that the mintmark should be on the reverse, near the end of the of branch. The W has been stamp into the coin, not pressed. Its edges are too sharp to have been caused by a fouled upped die, I think? Does Wyoming have a Mint? Coinfact’s doesn’t show a W for a mintmark either. If you look at the W closely you can see how it was double stamped.

[Ant]

I only soaked if for about 10 minutes. White, non diluted, right?

Thanks

[PAPPY]

You have one of the WLH's that survived a rough ciruclation period. Very seldom will you find a WLH that has the detail that has remained with your coin. Usually the W has been rubbed off over a period of time.
The W is not a mint mark. The W is for A.Weinman the coin designer but like I said it is rarely seen on the coin due to heavy circulation.
Your coin is 90% Silver and 10% Copper. The only places that it was minted would have been at Philadelphia, San Francisco or Denver.
The coin you have in it's present condition would fetch approx. $7.00 on the coin market today.

NICE FIND !!!PAPPY

P.S. ON WLH'S the mint mark is on the front under "IN GOD WE TRUST" if the coin is 1916 or early 1917 Otherwise it is located left of the "H" on the reverse side of the coin....PAPPY

[Ant]

That made my day, Thanks Pappy, you're the most knowledgeable by far.

HH