Nice original walker and type 1 buffalo

nwcs

She's got a full thumb on her and some nice white toning. Full thumb, too.

JrGMan2004

Bikingnut

I like that Walker.

wam98

Nice coins. The Walker really has some luster going on.

ksteelheader

Nice half! Nuttin wrong with the buffalo either!

SanctionII

NWCS, I like the buffalo nickel. It looks like the raw MS 1913 Type 1 I picked up last week in So. Cal. during a Xmas vacation. I see that yours is slabbed. What is the grade of your nickel?

Your Walker also looks very nice. I bet in hand, under good lighting, the luster just leaps off of your Walker.

coinkat

Beautiful coins... the Walker is quite attractive and perhaps a 65.

nwcs

The walker is a 65. It has the potential of even being a liner 65/66.

nwcs

SanctionII, both are 65s. The luster quality is very good on the walker. But it's not booming like a 1940s era walker booms. It's got some white toning on the obverse which testifies to its original skin and look. The strike is outstanding. Most of the marks you see here are just light abrasions instead of reed hits. The reverse is more reflective than the obverse, but the quality of luster on the obverse is high.

Numismanic

Very nice coins and pics too!

FC57Coins

Nice pair of classic coins Neal

GoYankees

Nwcs, when you say "full thumb" which hand?

Thanks.

nwcs

The left hand by her waist. Most of the time the hand is incomplete or missing entirely. But here it's very crisp and bold. Even the knuckle shows which is another indicator of a strong strike. You can tell, also, on the eagle's breast. The feathers are bold instead of mushy.

coinkat

the Walker is certainly worthy of a 65 and it looks terrific. The Buffalo does too.

nwcs

They are both old green holders, too. So they have stable surfaces which was important for me.

Elcontador

I have a 36 S in PC 6 and have seen a number of these coins in 5 & 6 holders. Most 5s have contact marks on the skirt lines which are easily seen by the naked eye, however, your coin is clean. The thumb is there, though the head does not appear to be fully struck (which is not uncommon).

You have to look for contact marks on this coin; they don't jump out at you. Nothing major. Looks like a small hit on Miss Liberty's wrist on her outstretched hand, something minor going on in the coin's lt. obverse field, and a few hits on the eagle's lt. leg, and possibly at the top of the wing below the F of OF. The reverse strike looks a bit weak re feather definition re the eagle's lt. leg and center lt. wing near the rim, though it could just be the image.

I think you need outstanding luster to get the coin in a 6 holder (mine has it), though it would be helpful to get an opinion from someone who specializes in this series.

Shamika

Very nice luster on the Buffalo. Especially for a 65.

Jdurg

Very nice. Makes my walker and buffalo coin look kind of crappy. (Got both of them in change a few years ago at a Wal-Mart out in PA).

Shamika

Jdurg,

For a circulated Walker, that coin looks great!

Jdurg

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For a circulated Walker, that coin looks great! >>



Thanks! Taking a look at it in person, it's pretty obvious that is has been dipped. Looks like it was gold plated at one point too, because the golden coloring doesn't appear to be a toning. (I.E. if you look real close, it almost looks like some type of layering). So I think a while ago someone had it gold plated, and the plating wore off. They then decided to clean it and try to remove all the gold plating, hence the luster to it. After realizing they had ruined the coin, they just went and spent it. Thus, I received it in change. So while it's not worth much more than a buck or two, the interesting history it may have had (according to my assumptions) is kind of neat.

nwcs

The fact you got them in change trumps the fact I bought mine! Cool!