truth be told I struggle with the early walking halfs I have it at (F) to low (VF) would like honest opinions not based on what I think. 2 different lightings same coin. the brighter of the 2 is more what the coin looks like.thank you for your time and opinions.
this is an odd ball. the discrepancy between the obv and rev appears to be two different coins. the obv looks VF and the rev AU. the only conclusion I can make is that the obv is weakly struck. I seriously dont know how net grade this one.
the 1916 Walking Liberty half dollar did face notable strike quality problems. The Mint made multiple design and die modifications in 1916 and 1917 to address these problems, but none of the strike&-improving changes were fully successful. This meant that even with adjustments, many early Walkers still showed weak or uneven strikes.
if I disregard the strike issues at the mint i'd say AU53. if I was to net it I guess i'd say XF45
I was somewhat aware of the weak strikes but struggled to tell the difference between weak strikes and wear. Thanks for the explanation and the grade.it does matter to me when someone explains how and why they get to a number.
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