I really like Walkers, so I bought another one

@marcmoish said:

@Batman23 said:
I love the walking half design. It has always been one of my favorites. I really like the eagle reverse.

Normally the coins you post are really top quality with wow factor. This one, given the marks I see in the pics, I see it as a better than average coin with a flash of color but I would not have guess 66+ in a GTG post. But if you are happy with it, that is all that matters.

Same here, Jeremy if this was a GTG I'd be lower by 1 easily, and your photography is really good.

I think the marks are a bit accented in the photos, generally standing out less in hand. While Walkers are normally quite easy to photograph, this one's a bit different for two reasons. First, the coin is very lustrous, but it also has a slightly glossy sheen. The result of this is that either the lustre bands can be well illuminated but a fair amount of the coin will appear dark/in shadow, or the coin is more evenly lit, but the lustre doesn't appear nearly as strong the in photos. Second, at higher lighting angles, the periphery just inside the rim is largely in shadow, and while that would be okay for a white coin, for this particular piece, it would hide much of the toning. With that in mind, the first photo was taken to show as much color as possible, at the expense of some lustre, and with a lower lighting angle than I'd normally use, which accents some of the marks. The second photo shows the lustre a bit better, but was really taken to show the color around IGWT, which isn't seen in the first shot. I could have taken a third photo just to focus on the lustre which I think would make the coin look a bit cleaner, but outside a piece with vastly different appearances (think a toned proof where you can shoot for details or light up the whole coin to show color), three shots felt excessive. Yes, the coin does have some chatter (I won't pretend what's in the photos doesn't exist at all), but overall it doesn't really stick out or bother me in-hand.