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Valued Member
United States
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I have to agree with bilbo, id say vg-8. I love the pcgs book and the ngc is ok I prefer pcgs over ngc tho cant speek for ANA tho |
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm going with VG-10 but not original. I would pass -
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Valued Member
United States
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Here is an original F-12 graded as such by NGC.  Now your Walker   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Dewayne.
By the way, you said "not original". What do you mean there?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can't speak for the original poster, but I think it means the surfaces of the coin or the photo look like they have been worked with to give a coin that will end up being disappointing in hand a chance to sell for way more than it's worth. I can tell by the background who the seller is and for me personally it's a no-brainer--I won't deal with the seller under any circumstances for reasons I've enumerated elsewhere. Quote:
One person may grade a coin as an Fine while another one grade it as an Fine+ But what happens when a knowledgeable person grades it VG-8 with some questionable-looking surfaces and realizes it's worth about $12-20? The 1923-S in this condition is not really as rare or costly as the price guides make it out to be. Lower grade ones are still to be found in junk, and higher grade slabbed VGs can be had for less than $30 (check out Teletrade). |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the input, Half.
I can tell you one thing...I am so glad that I found this forum. I can tell it will save me a lot of money and headaches in the long run! The advice and feedback I've had thus far is invaluable to someone fairly wet behind the ears in coin collecting.
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Valued Member
United States
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By the way, you said "not original". What do you mean there?
I mean that the surfaces of coin looks to have been cleaned in the past. I would advise you to go to a coin show or a coin shop and look at some Walkers that have been cleaned and some that have not. If you buy clean ones now and later want to resale you may lose a lot of money. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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There's always a possibility that the picture makes the coin look like this (for some reason), but I'd agree with the others. From the pictures, it looks like it has been harshly cleaned. There are fine marks/scratches going one way. I also agree that this seller isn't very honest, so I wouldn't deal with him either. If you do, I'd pay close attention to his return policy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A while back, Vernon Coin (find them online) was selling posters of all the grades of Walking Liberty halves. It was a great resource for people who collect Walkers. Use it in conjunction with the ANA Guide and with PhotoGrade and you can get pretty good at grading walkers. However, realize early walkers are graded on a different standard due to poor striking. I also concur with Halfabustisbetter, this coin looks like it might have been tooled to make the details appear more detailed. |
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United States
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Hmm...the Vernon Coin main website seems to still be under construction. How much were those Walker posters? I've been using the ANA guide to grade, but additional sources is always a plus =) |
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United States
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United States
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Same poster, different source and better price. It is really a helpful tool if you are interested in Walkers.
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United States
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Sweet! Thanks for the links! I'll definitely have to pick one up...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I noticed on Bilbo's link for Amos Advantage if you subscibe to Coin World the "AA" price is less than $4. That is a great deal and they had other posters for the same discount. Thanks for the link! |
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