Best To Start With On Walking Halves

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Pointer1160 New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 9:38 pm Moving from cents to Walking halves to collect. Like to buy several times per year. Have been looking at later dates where I can afford to buy MS 65 grade. This means early dates are definitely out of my price range. Am not worried about collecting a bunch of different dates just nice coins. Is this a good or bad way of doing things? Also a suggestion of where to get a fair deal on these half dollars other than ebay. You guys and gals opinions who have experience in this area will be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

MikeF Pillar of the Community United States 3479 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 9:43 pm Heritage Auctions is where the action is at. The 'fun coin' show is 4 days away and would be a great place to make new acquisitions. Report this Post to the Staff
MikeF Pillar of the Community United States 3479 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 9:56 pm I should add that from my experience, prices for slabbed coins on ebay are priced at full retail value. On Heritage you are presented with more opportunities to buy slabbed at wholesale. Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 01/01/2017 11:40 pm Quote: Am not worried about collecting a bunch of different dates just nice coins. Why? Usually common Walker date coins in MS are in a certain price range and really won't change from that range as they are high mintage! Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 08:48 am Not all MS-65 coins are the same (no surprise there). It's particularly so for WL halves; the early 40's are a prime example. Strike strength varies considerably. Liberty's left hand is a key and so are the flag lines across the leg. Report this Post to the Staff
Pointer1160 New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 09:39 am Is there a site to go to online that explains the strike strength and possibly illustrations. I would like to learn more about this. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 10:23 am I don't know about a site, but keep an old Coins Magazine around that shows Photograde strike strength. This is what I'm after. Full dress bands and eagle breast feathers. I prefer a dirty full strike xf early walker to any flat strike unc. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 01/02/2017 10:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 5:05 pm Quite a specimen! Report this Post to the Staff
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