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Walkers, Walkers..........where are all the Walkers???

keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
.......so I'm at the local shop last night helping the owner sort through some silver he picked up. All circulated coins, $138 face in Mercury dimes and $745 face in Walking Liberty half dollars. I was sorting by date with a quick look for any keys and then he went through them for grade and kept what he wanted before moving 'em down the line.

The last time we did this, about 2 months ago, we actually found a 1939 Proof Walker in the batch which was probably a 58-62 grade because of a staple scratch. This time we found about $50 worth of XF's which included a 1938-D and some teen dates and a 1921 from the Mercs.

My question is this-------where are all the 1947 Walkers at?? I don't recall if we found any out of the last batch because I wasn't really paying attention. This time I was and there were none. The dates seemed to peak at 1942-1945 and dropped off sharply at 1946, resembling the mintage figures from 1939 and on in miniature. But where are all the 1947's?? Has that date been hoarded as the last year of issue??

Thanks.

Al H.image

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  • Good question -- I went thru a tray of Walkers at my dealer's shop last Saturday -- exactly the same issue. No 1947s. Heaps of the rest of the 1940s. I picked up a couple of nice early ones (a nice 1918) and some pretty good ones in the 1930s. Bought eight at 2.50 per. But no 47s. Wherever they are they are not in Champaign-Urbana, IL
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  • MercMerc Posts: 1,646 ✭✭
    The 1947 is a little tougher to find but it is not that hard. There are lots on ebay. The 1947 in 65 cost a bit more so yes, it is a bit tougher to find. It was about the last one I bought to complete the short set.
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