What am I missing here? 1917 Liberty half MS-64

bgrice

I ran into 2 eBay auctions last night offering PCGS MS-64 halves. Granted, the strikes on the older walkers do not have the details of the later ones, but what gives on this second auction? XF to borderline AU I can believe, but MS-64?

Auction 1:

Auction 2:

airplanenut

It's a weaker strike... Tumuss' photography shows off the color, as opposed to lustre. I'll be more than willing to bet the coin has ample lustre to go around. Tumuss is a board member... maybe he'll pop in to give a little more detail about the coin as a whole, not just the strike.

Jeremy

LindeDad

The seller is one of the more upstanding menbers. And the older Walkers pre 1929 are all very weak strickes and there doesn't appear to be any hight point rubs on it. I think it's good enouph that I am going to bid on it.

Fairlaneman

Number 2 looks just as nice or nicer than number 1 to me. I would bid on 2.

Ken

bgrice

The 2nd auction is not getting much interest, so I wonder if others see it as I do. The pictures don't do the coin justice if it is MS-64. I'm not saying it isn't... just not something I would bid on given the views. I've taken some photos(jpgs) of coins I've sold that didn't help the coin at all, so I just kept taking them until there was a better representation.

TUMUSS

TUMUSS

This walker is a SOLID 64. It's subdued lusted and slight weakness of strike certainly kept it from 65 (perhaps some hits as well).

Photography is an art...the ebay pics are probably not my best work.

LeeG

TUMUSS,
This picture of the New Zealand $1 I won from you was definately a "Work Of Art" on your part!!! Congrat's on an "Outstanding" photo!!!!!! Lee

Coinhusker1

Nice Coin!! Actually both look nice. The second one appears to have more detail and I suspect looks better in hand. The grades on both appear justified.

TUMUSS

Thanks Lee

I took the outside cover off the case (which is easily slid off, to avoid glare). I then used normal incandescent bulb lighting, placed very close to, and pointed directly at the coin.

100proof1957

I can see the 17 n a 64 Holder,nice thumb on the obverse,weak strike reverse,nice toning.

Prolly very stunning in hand !

Baley

if they made 64 then the luster is probably good to very good.

tough to show that in a scan.

100proof1957

I can see #1 in a 64 holder as well