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Edited by texasmick
11/22/2006 10:09 am
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it makes sense if you like AU Walkers ,, Myself I like the unc walkers or the very worn F-12 or VG-8 the grey color of the lower grades is appealing.
the mid grades with the broken luster on the high points just do nothing for me.
Rick
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I am builing a war set of ms65 Walkers. It is a very slow and expensive project. I save and would rather spend the $$ on a nice 65 walker that will go up in value. They are stunning. Here is a picture of my 1946-s  Edited by grovey
11/22/2006 07:45 am
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Getting AU walker graded,and all my bu coin. I am thinking about doing that,so when I am not around any more my son wont get burned buy some dealer.Plus my coms,sliver mint-proofs sets? It make my head hurt thinking about it!!
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Grovey, that's certainly a spectacular coin.
Rick, I really appreciate your comments.
I guess what I was thinking was that if I bought a slabbed AU, I would study it and learn to see the markers that keep it from grading mint state. Slabbed is desirable, both for the experts' opinion on grade, but also for protection, as I would be handling it a lot. Eventually I would feel confident enough to buy raw BU coins and make a real investment.
Secondarily, I was thinking that the average person wouldn't send in a $10 coin for grading. So if someone submitted a 1942, he must have thought it would grade BU. By extension, I thought that I could buy a real nice quality coin that fooled at least one person into thinking it was BU.
Does any of that make sense?
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I do have to say, those are two very very nice AU walkers there and for 15 bucks I don't see where you could go wrong with either one. I like all my coins slabbed myself (well until I started this Dansco album, now I crack them out) if for nothing else protection from the environment and easy saleability if need be
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Texasmick, the submitter undoubtedly thought he was going to get an MS grade. That happens all the time, and then, if he/she doesn't want an AU in his/her collection, it gets sold. I love AU-58s because they are usually perfect except for a tiny bit of "rub", and, IMHO, they have a lot nicer appearance (eye appeal) than anything that's MS-60 to MS-63. Personally I like both of those Walkers. I'd get the AU-58 in a heartbeat, but that's just my preference. If you want an awesome set of MS-65s like Grovey, then pass on those and save up for 'em. Just my Two Cents  |
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You can't go wrong for the price. AuldFartte raises an excellent point regarding high AU coins - they're generally nicer to the eye than anything below MS64.
If you prefer to stick with MS coins, in my opinion you should go grovey's route. Gem MS Walkers are stunning coins, but lower MS grades tend to be baggy and distracting.
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