Shor set of walkers vs. barber coins

gymratt

I am back to the hobby after a break, and wonder what you would buy. A short set of walkers, pcgs 65, or the barber 1/2, 1/4, and dime on 65?

coinguy1

gymratt,

It depends upon whether you wish to set your sites on something fairly easily obtainable and affordable (the "short set") or on something MUCH more difficult and costly.

wingedliberty

This is easy to answer. The answer is both and I am pursuing both.
If on a restricted budget, then take your time. There is no rush.
Quality over quantity.

Brian.

lordmarcovan

Certainly you should go with whichever you find the most interesting and fun, personally.

I would choose the Barbers, but the Walkers sound good, too.

BNE

I agree. There is no "right" answer here. It's all about what you like. I am going nuts right now trying to figure out whether to move onto SLQs, classic commems or a type set right now. There's just so much cool stuff to collect!

Good luck, and please hang around here!

robertpr

BNE, might I suggest that you try your hand at a classic commem set? It will provide the most variety, and all the coins in this set are different than any coin you might have already. Seeing that two of your three choices (type set and commem set) are options that provide a lot of variety, I would wager a guess that that is exactly what you're looking for. A type set does provide variety but you will have many examples in this set which are the same as other series you already collect. The SLQ's, while a great series, provides no variety and is generally more expensive than the commem set (you'll be able to build a commem set faster/with better quality).

nwcs

WALKERS!!

I'm doing a short set on walkers and mercs slowly. Just got my grades back on 2 mercs I sent to NGC: MS67 both. One was borderline FB but didn't get the designation.

Neil

DCAMFranklin

Gymratt- May I make a slightly different recommendation? Everybody and their mommy tries for the Walker Short Set. Why not work backwards into the Walker series. You can find MUCH lower Populations at more appealing prices. For instance, the 1941-S is the "king" of the Short Set with a PCGS MS-65 Population of 1,174 and a CU price guide of $1,200. Whereas, the 1936-D has a PCGS MS-65 Population of only 673 and a CU price guide of $380. So, you are buying a coin with a Population just over half that of the '41-S, yet at a price that is 1/3 that of the '41-S!! Personally, I find that a real value.

You don't have any coins like the 1943 with a PCGS MS-65 Population of 5,053 or the 1946-D with a PCGS MS-65 Population of 6,518. Now, when you get into year 1929 and earlier, then the Populations get really small and the prices get really large.

oldcameoproofsguy

I'll bet you can't guess what I would buy.

SeattleSlammer

Both are damn pretty coins. On overall eye-appeal I'd go with the Walkers as they tend to have more luster. But, of course, the Barbers are older and might hold their value a bit better over time....still, the Walkers are probably more liquid if you had to sell. Tough choice! How about you do both as was suggested by others, and do an every-other-one type approach?

gymratt

No clear cut winner, so I will do both! The fun of the chase.

khayse

I like DCAM's advice, Walkers 33-40.
Hey that's a short set, right?



-KHayse

barberlover

What is more apealing to you is the only real answer. Like old cameo proof guy said, I bet you know which one i would choose, but the only thing that matters is what you would choose.