1921-s Liberty Walking Half PCGS VF-25. Do you agree with the grade?Also show us your 1921-s Halves!
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Hi,
I won this coin last night at Stacks Bowers. The details around the breast seems sharper than VF-25. Do you agree with the VF-25 grade?
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1J6XLX/1921-s-walking-liberty-half-dollar-vf-25-pcgs
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VF25 grade is spot-on.
Wouldn't you choose to have this coin in a VF25 slab rather than a VF30?
peacockcoins
No
I would rather see the coin in hand as surfaces can have an impact as we consider higher grades. A 30 seems possible.
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It’s a nice 25.
Im thinking 30 details easily, but surface contacts more on reverse, maybe why the adjustment to a 25
While I agree with the VF25 grade(the obv skirt lines and rev feathers limiting), what exactly are the reverse globules, for lack of a better or correct term?
Jim
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I think those are round indentations from contact with some object. Might explain 25 vs 30. Here is my lower grade raw 21-s
FWIW (and, no, I don't care to hear from folks who feel that mine is misgraded):
Hi Braddick,
There is something to say for having a coin in a holder that describes it's grade accurately.
I'm on the fence, if it deserves a higher grade. But taking those nodules, may make the answer nay!
Thank you for your evaluation.
Very possibly so! I didn't make much of those nodules, but should have stopped to consider them a bit more. I'm considering focusing on CAC as extra safety. My coin evaluations can have lapses.
Thank you!
What you say is fair about the limiting detail. I didn't make much of those nodules, but should have stopped to consider them a bit more.My coin evaluations can have lapses.
Thank you!
Looks like a nice 25. The round divots in the eagles wing detract a touch.
I think the OP coin is a very nice VF25. I wouldn’t have blinked if the slab said 30.
Here is my VG album coin:
That is a very fair assessment. Thank you!
Those round marks are not that distracting on an otherwise nice VF coin.
Here is the Ray Levoi coin I owned moons ago. Don’t know where it now resides.
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Thank you! If your coin is not a fine, its a VG-11 1/2. Nice coin!
Nice VF-30. You gown lines may be a hair stronger than the ones on mine. I like the originality of your coin and the completeness of the gown around the bust! You are missing the 2 divets, which is not a bad thing!
Thanks,
Ken
I certainly agree. Net graded.
This is a nice 1921-s. It is as sharp as graded VF-20's that I have seen.
Thanks! This is an awesome and rare 1921-s in this grade!
Thank you, a fair assessment!
It’s a nice VF 25. You might be able to get it into a 30 slab but that’s the max. IMO.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Nice - looks like 30 sharpness netted down perhaps for a ding on the reverse? And now that I've scrolled back, looks like some others agree.
On the web: http://www.earlyus.com
Just a really great circ example, and well graded as is.
I don't have a 1921-S Walker anymore but as a collector I am more than happy to have coins that have higher grade virtues at the lower price. As a collector, I would much rather have a coin that is strong for the grade or even undergraded. I consider it a bonus. I get to enjoy a better coin and others can chase numbers on plastic . Nice Coin. James
I doubt anybody would disagree with that. The reason I diagreed with the early post about preferring the coin be graded VF25 than VF30 is that, given a particular coin, and given that I already own it, I'd rather it be housed in a higher-grade piece of plastic than in a lower-grade one. If I'm buying, I want it to be in a lower-grade piece of plastic.
YMMV
If the coin was net graded, I feel like the surfaces (recovering from cleaning?) were more of the reason than those round marks in particular. They are rather out of the way, and I didn't even notice them until they were pointed out
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I appreciate your insights!
Thank you!
Yes! The retail premium for this coin jumps from generally under 1K for vf20 to 4K for EF-40. Every 5 points the increase is well over $500. We still buy "the holder" to some degree.
Thank you James!
I appreciate you taking a look!
Thank you! That's more than fair!
Thanks for taking a look!!
Here's my 45. I was blown away, when I saw it for the first time. I quickly pulled the trigger. Looks better than 95% of 45s that I've seen from either service. Lots of detail left with a great strike. I plan to have it regraded, someday. I think it belongs in a 50 or 53 slab. Looks original, too.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Do you have images that show off the luster better? Technically it looks like a 50 but I'm not getting a good vibe on the surfaces.
OP's coin looks 25/30 to me, but I think was net graded at 25 as the surfaces have that look like they got a soap and water handwash, which also gave the surfaces a bit of a glossy look.
My 2c ...
@Walkerfan Yours looks like a 45 to me. Pretty solid for that, from what I can tell, and possibly even beanable. I do not see her as an AU however.
Again, my 2c ...
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Thanks for taking a look. Interesting, so you feel the coin has a glossy effect? I'm trying to see it.
Maybe the wrong term. That can bring up bad connotations (and a lot of poor examples).
She has that "hand washed look" to me, however that can be described. That shouldn't take away from her though. I like the coin as a 25, and think she's nice for the grade. Someone may have tried to help her a little, but she certainly doesn't look molested.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
The Ray Levoi coin pictured above was a MS64. If I recall, it also had a CAC bean. Here’s my MS63 that was the last one I needed to complete my Early Walker registry set:
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Here's a 21S from my Wayte Raymond Album. Not sure the skirt ever had lines.
Jim
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I like this coin a lot. Not sure the luster gets it in a AU holder but then luster is hard to capture in a photo.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
A cool piece! Very similar to coins in my Whitman Album! 21-s was an unfilled hole!
Wow! So rare and strong luster for an MS-63 IMHO!
Todd, Thank you for your follow up!
OP PCGS VF25 coin - Yes agree with the grade, it’s a nice coin. Like it.
Thank you Cougar1978 !
Sorry, but, I am the worst grader of walking liberty half dollars. If it ain't XF or better it is VG or lower, with no fine or very fine inbetween. I guess that you can tell that this is not my favorite series. I do like higher graded (XF or better) examples of the early dates.
It seems that I'm having some challenges myself
This is a date that’s always frustrated me, and I’ve made some poor decisions along the way.
Here is one of two I own, this and a higher grade specimen in an ANACS holder that’s a story for another time:
Very nice detail on this VF-30! The smokey toning is attractive!