Post a 1923-S Walker (any AU58's out there)
cmanbb
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While the pops are real skimpy in regards to the AU58, I'd like to see how many are owned by forum members. I have 2 that I'm very proud of. The first I had to pry out of the hands of an owner who refused the first 4 offers, but I had to have it as there were and still are none to be seen as nice IMHO. The second has that original "skin" that is obvious at first glance. I do have a 3rd example, but it's a lowly AU55 grade.
All examples are welcome....even those choice MS ones
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The obverse and reverse really are different in color.
Nice Walkers.... I like them in any condition (well... not tarnished
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I don't have one close to AU, but this example looks ok IMO.
That one looks very nice.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
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I had almost finished a graded set (VF-AU) but lost interest in finishing. I was lacking the AU53 (just don't like that grade for some reason) and a VF35...........
PCGS has only graded 159 in all AU grades 50 thru 58. There are a mere 53 graded in AU 58.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
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As aficionadas of the series know, this is a truly scarce coin in true AU. Once thought a sleeper, Bruce Fox's book revealed it's true scarcity many years ago.
I see more 21P and D walkers, by far, than 23S's. IMO only the 20D and 21S is rarer in AU.
I own a PC55 that I don't have photos of, that I cherried at slightly above AU Bid some years ago, and have sold several raw ones over the years that I believe should or did wind up in 58 holders. One that I know was submitted came back 55 and the owner was so furious with PCGS he would up getting bammed from the forum. The coin was a lock 58, with a full strike, no, no problems, and good luster, and I imagine over the years wound up with that grade. The other was a raw coin I cherried at AU Bid at a show here in FL a few years back. The coin had a small scratch on the obverse I didn't like but otherwise had just a trace of rub with full original creamy luster. I flipped it to a dealer friend 2 min later for a nice profit. The coin changed hands 4 times at that show, with the last dealer believing it would go MS.
" **One that I know was submitted came back 55 and the owner was so furious with PCGS he would up getting bammed from the forum. The coin was a lock 58, with a full strike, no, no problems, and good luster, and I imagine over the years wound up with that grade. ** "
I remember when you posted a picture of this coin........it was gorgeous. The strike was great and, though there was likely rub, it was tough to see in the images.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Yes, I would post it again, even though it's not a great photo, but haven't bothered to figure how how to post photos from Photobucket with the new software
Indeed it does. A nice crusty looking circulated coin.
Just FYI--All you have to do is save it to your computer (if it isn't already) and then click the 'attach file' icon (second from right) and select it from your photos on your hard drive.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
http://s213.photobucket.com/user/gmockens/media/2010CoinsJan15015.jpg.html?sort=3&o=616
http://s213.photobucket.com/user/gmockens/media/2010CoinsJan15013.jpg.html?sort=3&o=619
Ok, let's see how this works. I should have removed it from the 'coin world' holder, or at least wiped the lint off of it, and taken better photographs, and kept it for myself. But it was on a good customer's want list, and I was well compensated to part with it.
Here you go Walkerguy21D...use the HTML link (Share This Photo) in photobucket to get the image to post.
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Never get tired of looking at that one! A true AU 58 worthy of the highest sticker in today's market! Even the surfaces look great!
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Yes, you don't see many of these with distinct thumb separation and other central details.
I was unemployed at the time (2009), and the $600 profit with one phone call was too tempting.
No reverse?
Here is mine, a 30! This date is very tough in most circulated grades once you eliminate the blast white and abused coins.
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Took me a little while to figure out, you have to click on the HTML link and not the "image" link.
Back in the early 1960s, when Liberty Walking Halves were still common in circulation, the coins dated 1933 and earlier were very seldom encountered unless heavily worn. I don't recall ever seeing decent looking 1923-S. Seeing as many nice looking ones as are shown in this thread is a treat!
Smoe blasts from the past.
Couple more to add.
Hey, I recognize that XF40
I was at the Lakeland show, waiting my turn to look at a wholesale dealer friend's box stock of raw walkers and Barbers. The other dealer ahead of me pulled this one out, put it back, then pulled it out again and bought it with a few other coins.
Feeling brash, I offered him a $20 profit on the spot for that coin, and he took it. Except for the minor pin scratches, it's one of the most wholesome XF's I had ever seen.
You have a good eye for Walkers.
As do you, BAJJERFAN!
You have certainly handled many choice early date circs over the years.
I kept the AU55 just because it was AU55. I hope one day that the AU58's I have will one day command the respect $$ they deserve in regards to other dates, namely the 21P & 21D.
I'll have to dig up a picture of my 20D in P58 too.
Recently discovered (and graded) PCGS MS-65.
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cmanbb - maybe it's just the pics, but I like that 55 better than either of the 58's you posted!
Super nice coin.
Ian - what's that story on that 65? Came out of an old safety deposit box or something?
cmanbb--that 55 has a real nice skin.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
It's the pic IMO. The coin is nice no question, but was probably wiped at one time. I think the Host graded it accordingly, as it had a shot at an AU58.
Bought in the 1950s from a New York dealer. It was housed in a Whitman album for decades and recently consigned raw, which we graded last month. There were sets of Half Dollars, Quarters and Dimes.
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Thanks, for the history, Ian. I find such stories fascinating. I will be watching, out of curiosity, to see what it fetches. Good Luck to you and the consignor.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
That must have been a splendid collection to behold!
And talk about 'fresh'!
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While not the most attractive 20D out there, the limited availability (considering there's like 31 58's graded). It will fill that hole till a better one comes along......
Are you kidding me? That is a great looking 20-D 58 with a lot of detail. I see some luster left and I don't mind that toning at all. Very Nice.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
I appreciate your opinion. I was not "picking" on this example, just saying I hope to find another example with more eye appeal. Huh, I may not? This example along with my 2-23-S and a 28-S is part of my box of 20. If I'm fortunate enough to find another example, then I'll have 2 in my box of 20.
Sadly, I have no 20D to share....I have never owned a slabbed example, having either passed on or been outbid on the few I've seen in AU, and never owned a raw coin higher than VF30.
The 20-D is a bear too, I was fortunate to come across a PCGS graded VF-30 and an AU-50 within a month of each other, after a very long wait of finding a decent one.
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