NEWP 1940 S Walking Liberty Half with Thumb! "worst struck of all the Walking Liberty Half Dollars"
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I finally found a 1940 S to fill that hole. This one is almost fully struck through the central obverse with a nice full hand and thumb, and all gown lines visible. It is indeed tough to find a very nice strike for this year/mm, I've been looking for one for a while now. This one is a MS 65.
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A very nice strike and look on that 40-S Walker!
That is a bold strike for the date and mm.
Very nice👍
Nice! It pays to know the small details of the series that each of us pursues.
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That is an exceptional strike for that issue. Congratulations.
Nice coin!
Not only is it a great strike, but I love the look. Just a beautiful Walker!
Beautiful '40 S........Very nice find !
I had come to find out the 40-s can be just as tough to find as the 41-s As far as strike.
That's a nice one, especially with a strike like that.
Yours is about as nice as I’ve ever seen. Here’s mine. It is also a MS 65. The strike is pretty decent and the luster is awesome. It is in a 2.1 OGH:
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That is an excellent coin! I've been looking for a well struck 66, but that hole is still empty. I think finding a well struck 40-S is as hard to find as a weakly struck 1936 Philly half.
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Congrats the OP 40S is a fantastic strike for the date. I've seen MS66's that are weaker...well done!
I would never have thought that a 1940-s existed that well struck. Full head detail too. Looks to have original surfaces....not the usual dipped white example. Incredible piece. That coin is probably more valuable than than a MS66 which is priced 3X higher.
Very nice!
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Wow...amazing 40-S.
Fantastic...
The 40-S 41-S 42-S can be really horribly struck.
I used to have a really nice 41-S but it unfortunately had an unsightly (to me) patch of die polishing above IGWT in the fields.
Other than that it was a killer example.
The dealer I bought it from discounted it because it was "scratched", lol
Very, very nice WLH....Good details and mild luster....Great addition. Cheers, RickO
WOW! That is indeed one of the best struck 40-S coins I have ever seen. As you know ... super tough attribute on that date/mm. Congrat's on a great coin!
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Very nce, congrats
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That lady has a thumb!
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I think that's the nicest '40 S I've seen. Some of the weak strike coins are luster bombs however. With many you are lucky to detect a hand, let alone a thumb!
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That's a nice one. Here is my PCGS 65, well struck, but looks like yours has less hits than mine