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A pair of PCGS AU58 1919-S WLHs - which do you like the more?

KollectorKingKollectorKing Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 7, 2019 8:26PM in U.S. Coin Forum

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @KollectorKing — I select Door #1 which IMO appears closer to being MS than #2.


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  • DontTellTheWifeDontTellTheWife Posts: 615 ✭✭✭

    1, easily

  • morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The first one has a slightly better strike than second and I do not like to look of the toning of the reverse on the second one. If I had to chose it would be the first one.

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  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm leaning towards number two...it has better color (not fooled with as much) and fewer hairlines/scattered abrasions.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Obverse on number two, reverse on number one..... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the photograph of coin #2 better....the photo of coin 1 has a lot of glare and some focus issues.
    So for me it's hard to compare them fairly, but if I had to choose, I would go with #2, for the reasons
    Walkerfan listed.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,096 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Both coins have a dipped, "too bright" look which I tend to avoid. The first one has a sharper reverse, but the second one has less of the dipped look.

    Everything depends upon your budget, your personal tastes, what you goals are with the Walker set and this particular date and mm combination. I might keep looking, but having never built a complete Walker set, I can't give you a definitive answer.

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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    based on those sub-par pictures I wouldn't make any kind of a decision.

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

    I'm in the don't like either camp.

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  • joebb21joebb21 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely #1 looks more au58. Number 2 should be 53-55. The reverse is just too flat.

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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,016 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1

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  • santinidollarsantinidollar Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think no. 1 has a superior strike, but I’m not real fond of either one.

  • JBNJBN Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭✭✭

    First one. Second one right field may have a distraction. Liberty's head on first coin has good detail. Photos show better luster on first one. Both are very nice. It would be a difficult, but fun, choice to make after in hand inspection.

  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 5,067 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the photography of coin #2 much more than the photography of #1. I think some of that field marks seen on #1 are slab scratches reflecting light.

    That said, I like #1. Looks like a slider!

  • clarkbar04clarkbar04 Posts: 5,009 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I dislike the 1st one the least. Both look extremely low on the originality scale.

    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 8, 2019 9:18AM

    2 if interested in buying.

    Jim


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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have no idea why the large print occurred.
    Jim


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  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,174 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I will take Door #3

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