It's worth about $6.00 just for the silver
Take another look at that coin. The US didn't mint any silver dollars in the 1940s.
Most 1943 Walking Liberty half dollars show heavy wear and retail value is $12.00 regardless of any mintmark.
American Silver Eagles were fist made in 1986, by the date (1943) you have a Liberty Walking Half dollar with a average value of $10.00
Please turn the coin over and check the denomination on the back. It's a half dollar, not a dollar. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1946 US half dollar?"
It's worth about $6.00 just for the silver
Take another look at that coin. The US didn't mint any silver dollars in the 1940s.
Most 1943 Walking Liberty half dollars show heavy wear and retail value is $12.00 regardless of any mintmark.
American Silver Eagles were fist made in 1986, by the date (1943) you have a Liberty Walking Half dollar with a average value of $10.00
Please turn the coin over and check the denomination on the back. It's a half dollar, not a dollar. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1946 US half dollar?"
It's a common date, currently worth around $9 for the silver.
No one dollar coins were made in 1943 and no "Dancing Liberty" designs have ever be used. The coin is a 1943 Walking Liberty Half Dolllar that is very common and most are valued at $7.00-$9.00
No, a silver dollar does not equal a half dollar. Instead, in the USA it equals a full dollar.
1943 the highest mintage of the walking liberty half dollars, have retail values of $8.00-$9.00 for coins of medium wear.
In 1943 half dollars were made of silver not gold. Yours is only gold plated. The value is still about $9 for the silver it contains. The gold plating does not add any value and in some cases can destroy any value you have.
A 1936 Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.
The weight of the U.S. silver half dollar has changed over the course of it's history. In 1794 the silver half dollar weighed 13.48 grams and was 89.24 % silver. Then in 1836 the silver half dollar weight was changed to 13.36 grams and was 90% silver. In 1892 the silver half dollar weight was again changed to 12.50 grams which was the weight used until the final 90% silver half dollar struck for circulation was issued in 1964.