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Post your early Walkers here 1916-1921 only
rnkmyer1
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I think Walker Half Dollars are among the most impressive in all of US Numismatics. I wish I owned more of these.
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The rest of the pages look the same. You get the idea. 😉
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I agree, it's my favorite design.
Great hand detail on your 16-D.
All of your examples are quite nice, and you have a lot of the first and second year branch mint issues.
Just a few wispy marks away from being a Superb GEM.
peacockcoins
Bought in a dealer’s junk silver box for 3 bucks.
Ouch! It almost looks like recent damage or damage that happened years ago but wasn't put back into circulation. Seem like it still has a fare amount of detail for a 1917.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
A nice early Walker from Heritage several years ago.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Really nice coin, has CAC now.
One of nine early (1916-1921) Walkers with a gold bean.
10-4,
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If I may inquire, how long ago was your fortunate purchase?
@BLUEJAYWAY, this WLH was purchased in 2001, when silver was maybe $8.00 an ounce (?). Found a really great LCS that never screened their silver or other denomination coins for better dates. This particular coin was totally tarnished black, but figured I could dip it and this is the result after 20+ years. I stand corrected-silver was only $4.37 an ounce in 2001!
I love Walkers!
No where near the beautiful high grades posted but I think these are a pretty nice matched set.
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Run over by a Model T in a 1920's parking lot!
Do people really care about numbers of gold beans out there?
Gold beans are a product of poor grading, not some inherently greater quality of the coin itself. Sometimes it seems like people value gold beans more than the coins themselves.
I can see both sides of mentioning the CAC population (or PCGS population, or NGC population, or population with a specific designation such as FB, FH, FBL, FS, RD, RB, BN, CAM, DCAM or whatnot).
In my opinion, data such as gold CAC sticker population is interesting especially when it involves coins we typically do not see with such stickers, like this early WLH. Instead of illustrating poor grading, which might be viewed as poor grading at the original TPG or subsequently at CAC, I prefer to look at such coins as examples of people buying the coin instead of the holder (if they were the one who submitted it to CAC) since those coins that later earn a gold CAC sticker oftentimes cost the purchaser more to obtain simply because they are so nice for the grade.
However, I absolutely agree with you that many common coins with gold CAC stickers have a greater value due to the sticker than the coin.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
To get back on track with another coin...
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
great coins.
This is such a great thread. Super examples guys! I can still remember the first time I saw a Walker. It was breathtaking and I get just as enamored, today. .
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
I still have some work to do on those 2 first pages. The whole album other than the first 2 pages is full except the 38-D which is still empty. All were found by going through my junk 90% silver hoard before I sold all the duplicates off a while back in order to fund my circulated slabbed type sets. Might have to look for a few of the ones I need in a similar grade at the next coin show I go to.
Mr_Spud
Here's a qualified example. lol
Jim
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My favorite walker once owned by my favorite collector .
I bought it back in 1997. Later on it was CAC stickered. Still in this PCGS holder.
What do you grade is that coin?
Was thinking it could be in the mid-AU range. If graders didn’t like the color possibly AU details.
I have a pretty slick 1917
When the light hits the date just right...
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Set of Good - Fine.