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Here's a modest, semi-casual Walking Liberty half collection in a Dansco #7160 album, begun in early December, 2011.
The goal here is pretty simple: to collect all original grey coins in F-VF condition with decent eye appeal, and to obtain the more common-date pieces at or near melt value. In other words, it's just a fun way to set aside a little bit of bullion for a few months, I suppose, but to build a coherent collection at the same time. Obviously the key- and semi-key dates will not be obtainable at bullion prices, but it looks as though a large portion of the set should be.
Here are the Numismedia FMV trends for Walking Liberty half dollars.
Photobucket album & slideshow
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1916-P
Mintage 608,000.
1916-D
Mintage 1,014,000.
1916-S
Mintage 508,000.
1917-P
Mintage 12,292,000.
1917-D (obverse mintmark)
Mintage 765,400.
1917-D (reverse mintmark)
Mintage 1,940,000.
1917-S (obverse mintmark)
Mintage 952,000.
1917-S (reverse mintmark)
Mintage 5,554,000.
1918-P
Mintage 6,634,000.
1918-D
Mintage 3,853,040.
1918-S
Mintage 10,282,000.
1919-P
Mintage 962,000.
1919-D
Mintage 1,165,000.
1919-S
Mintage 1,552,000.
1920-P
Mintage 6,372,000.
1920-D
Mintage 1,551,000.
1920-S
Mintage 4,624,000.
1921-P
Mintage 246,000.
1921-D
Mintage 208,000.
1921-S
Mintage 548,000.
1923-S
Mintage 2,178,000.
1927-S
Mintage 2,392,000.
1928-S
Mintage 1,940,000.
1929-D
Mintage 1,001,200.
1929-S
Mintage 1,902,000.
1933-S
Mintage 1,786,000.
1934-P
Mintage 6,964,000.
1934-D
Mintage 2,361,000.
1934-S
Mintage 3,652,000.
1935-P
Mintage 9,162,000.
1935-D
Mintage 3,003,800.
1935-S
Mintage 3,854,000.
1936-P
Mintage 12,614,000.
1936-D
Mintage 4,252,400.
1936-S
Mintage 3,884,000.
1937-P
Mintage 9,522,000.
1937-D
Mintage 1,676,000.
1937-S
Mintage 2,090,000.
1938-P
Mintage 4,110,000.
1938-D
Mintage 491,600.
1939-P
Mintage 6,812,000.
1939-D
Mintage 4,267,800.
1939-S
Mintage 2,552,000.
1940-P
Mintage 9,156,000.
1940-S
Mintage 4,550,000.
1941-P
Mintage 24,192,000.
1941-D
Mintage 11,248,400.
1941-S
Mintage 8,098,000.
1942-P
Mintage 47,818,000.
1942-D
Mintage 10,973,800.
1942-S
Mintage 12,708,000.
1943-P
Mintage 53,190,000.
1943-D
Mintage 11,346,000.
1943-S
Mintage 13,450,000.
1944-P
Mintage 28,206,000.
1944-D
Mintage 9,769,000.
1944-S
Mintage 8,904,000.
1945-P
Mintage 31,502,000.
1945-D
Mintage 9,966,800.
1945-S
Mintage 10,156,000.
1946-P
Mintage 12,118,000.
1946-D
Mintage 2,151,000.
1946-S
Mintage 3,724,000.
1947-P
Mintage 4,094,000.
1947-D
Mintage 3,900,600.
The goal here is pretty simple: to collect all original grey coins in F-VF condition with decent eye appeal, and to obtain the more common-date pieces at or near melt value. In other words, it's just a fun way to set aside a little bit of bullion for a few months, I suppose, but to build a coherent collection at the same time. Obviously the key- and semi-key dates will not be obtainable at bullion prices, but it looks as though a large portion of the set should be.
Here are the Numismedia FMV trends for Walking Liberty half dollars.
Photobucket album & slideshow
PAGE 1
1916-PMintage 608,000.
1916-DMintage 1,014,000.
1916-SMintage 508,000.
1917-P
Mintage 12,292,000.
1917-D (obverse mintmark)Mintage 765,400.
1917-D (reverse mintmark)Mintage 1,940,000.
1917-S (obverse mintmark)Mintage 952,000.
1917-S (reverse mintmark)Mintage 5,554,000.
1918-PMintage 6,634,000.
1918-DMintage 3,853,040.
1918-SMintage 10,282,000.
1919-PMintage 962,000.
1919-DMintage 1,165,000.
1919-SMintage 1,552,000.
1920-PMintage 6,372,000.
1920-DMintage 1,551,000.
1920-SMintage 4,624,000.
1921-PMintage 246,000.
1921-DMintage 208,000.
1921-SMintage 548,000.
1923-SMintage 2,178,000.
1927-SMintage 2,392,000.
1928-SMintage 1,940,000.
1929-DMintage 1,001,200.
1929-SMintage 1,902,000.
1933-SMintage 1,786,000.
1934-P
Mintage 6,964,000.
1934-DMintage 2,361,000.
1934-SMintage 3,652,000.
1935-PMintage 9,162,000.
1935-D
Mintage 3,003,800.
1935-SMintage 3,854,000.
1936-PMintage 12,614,000.
1936-DMintage 4,252,400.
1936-SMintage 3,884,000.
1937-PMintage 9,522,000.
1937-DMintage 1,676,000.
1937-SMintage 2,090,000.
1938-P
Mintage 4,110,000.
1938-DMintage 491,600.
1939-PMintage 6,812,000.
1939-DMintage 4,267,800.
1939-SMintage 2,552,000.
1940-PMintage 9,156,000.
1940-SMintage 4,550,000.
1941-PMintage 24,192,000.
1941-DMintage 11,248,400.
1941-SMintage 8,098,000.
1942-PMintage 47,818,000.
1942-DMintage 10,973,800.
1942-SMintage 12,708,000.
1943-P
Mintage 53,190,000.
1943-DMintage 11,346,000.
1943-S
Mintage 13,450,000.
1944-P
Mintage 28,206,000.
1944-DMintage 9,769,000.
1944-SMintage 8,904,000.
1945-PMintage 31,502,000.
1945-DMintage 9,966,800.
1945-SMintage 10,156,000.
1946-PMintage 12,118,000.
1946-DMintage 2,151,000.
1946-SMintage 3,724,000.
1947-PMintage 4,094,000.
1947-DMintage 3,900,600.
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Comments
My total BST ask on these is $315.00. Note that the half dime remains on the table.
I can sell all four below for your $280-something, DELIVERED, and still come out OK. My total cost on them, not including shipping to you, is $261.20. So I make a tiny bit and you get 'em at a bit less than I am asking on BST. You save 25 bucks, I net maybe a little more than 10 bucks after shipping, and it could be a win-win, if you agreed.
A nice brown coin with decent surfaces and no major problems or distractions. I'd would say it's right on the cusp between F15 and VF20 in terms of technical grade. I don't know the Newcomb variety. $44.
I'd call this one a G6, personally. The eagle's a tiny bit scuffy but not bad. The coin doesn't have any major problems, really. $22.
This early Indian is right on the line between G6 and VG8. Some of "....RTY" in LIBERTY is visible on the headband. Lower grade, but decent. $14.
Great looking coin with original grey toning, nice surfaces, and a very faint hint of iridescent coloring. In an old small-size ANACS slab. I liked this coin so much, I bought it twice! This was a part of my old pre-millennial type set before I sold it to Robert K. ("oreville") the week 9/11 happened. He sold it to Carl Wohlforth sometime after that. I recently bought it back from Carl, but didn't even know I was repurchasing an old friend until after the deal was done! I'm not really working on a type set anymore, so it's not like I need this coin or anything- I just bought it to jazz up this swaplist a bit. So yes- though it has a tiny bit of sentimental value, it's for sale. Perhaps it will be a sentimental favorite of yours in your type set. If so, it will be one of those coins with a long and distinguished forum pedigree. I personally think this coin has a shot at a bit higher grade. It looks at least 45 to me, and I think it would have pretensions to AU50, except the toning subdues the luster a bit, and most folks look for more luster on an AU. Many who voted in the poll about it seem to agree that it's got 45 or 50 "meat" on it. (There are links to slightly larger images there on the poll thread.) $235.