1934 S Walker GTG.

bagofnickels

I thought I would make a guess the grade post featuring a walker I picked up a little while ago. Here's my 1934 S. I blurred the cert number and I'll come back with the grade in a little over 24 hours (Saturday night).

As always thanks and I look forward to your guesses.

ThreeCentSilverFL

I’m thinking MS62

dhikewhitney

AU58+

streeter

I'm thinking MS 63 or 64.

Just remember I'm blind as a bat without my glasses.

AdamL

I'll say 63

Swampboy

58
I like it👍

Kove

MS 63

Walkerfan

64

dsessom

Looks MS64 to me. I just bought one from @pursuitofliberty but it's a clean AU55.

MrBluster

Au58

kirkmink

62/63 at the most.

coastaljerseyguy

MS 63

Raybo

63

JBN

Tough one. Thanks. First pic suggests AU. Trueview shows MS.
64

Eric_Babula

AU-55

Relaxn

AU64

Walkerguy21D

64 also, and I like the rim toning.

Eldorado9

I'll go 62

David Hall:
Thje 1934-S is the last of the really rare Walkers in mint state condition. It is nearly as rare as the 1933-S and in many ways is more like a pre-1934 "early date" than a 1930s "middle date." The strike for the 1934-S is not as much of a problem as on some of the later S-Mints. Luster can be either frosty or satin-like. A nice 1934-S, when available, can be a great looking Walking Liberty half dollar.

Tramp

MS63

DollarAfterDollar

MS 63 here too.

Smudge

63

gumby1234

58

jesbroken

I thought the same as others that it might be AU, but the TV made me think MS, but I would hold it to MS62 due to the nicks and stain through the rays.
Jim

1946Hamm

64

NickelMike

63

darktone

pursuitofliberty

I'm either 58/58+ or 63

shish

MS-64

1madman

Hopefully pcgs had their glasses on. AU 58

[Deleted User]

Your images are terrific.
How do you take them?
I'm going to guess 64 because it has great eye appeal.
I see the chatter in the fields but lady liberty has a beautiful strike. It's actually the role model for what is should be.
The eagle is okay with no problems.
I'll guess 64.

logger7

Luster could carry the day on this one, agree above average unc., probably 63.

ricko

Nice images.... I will guess MS63.... Cheers, RickO

bagofnickels

I just want to say thanks to everyone that guessed. As to the stain that @jesbroken mentioned it's very faint in hand and blends in with the toning. I'm going to let this thread stay open a little longer so more can guess if they'd like, though a handful have guessed correctly. The images belong to the seller so I can't take credit for them, though they are terrific. I used my own images last time I did a guess the grade and I think it limited the guesses by a point or 2.

Cougar1978

A Ch Unc. Will say 63.

Raybo

@Cougar1978 said:
A Ch Unc. Will say 63.

Old school grade, I like it!

Mr_Spud

64

justcollecting

Looks like a Rockwell 63. LOL I can't help it every time a see a round divot i think of the Rockwell thread.

bagofnickels

Alright, thanks again for the guesses. I've gone through and tallied them, mostly because I was interested as to how many saw this grade as MS VS AU. If you guessed with 2 grades I chose the lower of the two to tally up guesses.

AU55 - 1
AU58 - 6
MS62 - 4
MS63 - 14
MS64 - 10

The grade is AU58 CAC. The coin came from Elizabeth Coggans and I am super pleased with it, I really have nothing but good stuff to say about both the coin and the purchase. The images are the ones used in the listing for this coin, and they are both very good and very representative of the coins in hand look. I suspect had I tried to photograph this coin I would have held back the guesses as my skills are much more novice.

Overall I like the eye appeal and gentle color, the luster is better than quite a few AU coins I've had. There are a few scattered hairlines in the right obverse field but no real major hits that bug me. The strike is strong but I don't think strike usually is an issue for this date/mint.

I'm not going to lie I like the fact that so many saw a MS coin here. Those of you that saw it as AU I would be interested to see where all you saw rub or evidence of circulation. I feel I see just a tiny amount running down the high point of liberties leg and also some along the eagles leg.

Once again a sincere thanks to everyone that's guessed.

kaz

I was going to guess 64 also. Your photos show a hint of the high point rub, the TV's actually don't show it (to my view); so I'm going with AU64

Walkerguy21D

I thought the reverse showed wear on the neck feathers, but the obverse showed no rub that I could discern, so I dismissed the reverse as lighting/photography, and went with the obverse, which looks pretty strong obviously!
Liz is a great dealer as I’m sure you are aware.

TPRC

Wow! I was a 64.

[Deleted User]

Still a nice looking coin!

1madman

@bagofnickels said:
Those of you that saw it as AU I would be interested to see where all you saw rub or evidence of circulation. I feel I see just a tiny amount running down the high point of liberties leg and also some along the eagles leg.

Start by looking smack dab in the center of the coin (front & back), that is enough to limit this coin to a 58 tops. The other areas (such as Liberty’s face) just reiterates this point.

MrBluster

There is a little bit of rub on the reverse that I noticed. It’s a great looking Walker.

Jimnight

I would not have guessed AU.

bagofnickels

@Watchtower said:
Still a nice looking coin!

@MrBluster said:

There is a little bit of rub on the reverse that I noticed. It’s a great looking Walker.

Thank you. I think so. MS63 - 64 examples are a little pricier than I'm looking for so picking this one up in AU58 was perfect for my collecting interests . I don't mind some of the coins in my set being in this grade range. I have a 1934 P in 58 CAC so now I'm looking for a 34 D with a decent struck head and date which is proving to be a difficult task.

Swampboy

I'm telling my wife I got something right this weekend.

jesbroken

Very nice AU58 Walker. I like it. The TV truly enhances the coins look, but your coin in slab photo is beautiful also.
Jim