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I stink at grading Walking Liberty Halves!

TookybanditTookybandit Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭✭
So Walkers give me a tough time, just being honest.

Is this a decent photo grade guide?
Walker Photo Grade

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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,192 ✭✭✭✭
    That's a decent guide, except for the fact that it's missing half the grades image
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  • TookybanditTookybandit Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭✭
    I just bought a bunch of better date walkers and sorting out grades VG10-VF20 is not my cup of tea!

    I may just have to buy a bunch of PCGS slabs and make myself a grading reference set. Any excuse to buy more coins! image


  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I just bought a bunch of better date walkers and sorting out grades VG10-VF20 is not my cup of tea!

    I may just have to buy a bunch of PCGS slabs and make myself a grading reference set. Any excuse to buy more coins! image >>



    It's really not a tough series to grade as there's far worse.

    Prior to buying more coins spend some gas money instead and hit a few local coin shows and study them in hand.
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  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    LCoopie = Les


  • << <i>I just bought a bunch of better date walkers and sorting out grades VG10-VF20 is not my cup of tea!

    I may just have to buy a bunch of PCGS slabs and make myself a grading reference set. Any excuse to buy more coins! image >>


    LOL!
    Taylor
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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Interesting, thanks for your post !!! image
    Timbuk3
  • TookybanditTookybandit Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Photograde >>



    Oh, that's the ticket! Thx! image
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buy the grading books...... Cheers, RickO
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That PCGS Photograde looks pretty good to me.
    As for the original site posted by the OP, it looks a little 'old school'......I would gladly buy the 21D examples shown to represent the dates Good and Fine image

    Also for the OP - don't give up - I see walkers in top tier holders all the time that I disagree with, coins under and over graded, IMO.
    Not that my personal opinion really matters, but when I see two coins with the same grade, they should have roughly the same meat on them.
    But when I see a F15 in a holder with VF details, and the next one with VG+ details, that tells me even the "pro's" are inconsistent.

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