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I love Walkers but have never owned an uncirculated one. Just curious what dates/mm normally come with the best strikes, maybe I'll pick up my first slabbed Walker in the near future also.
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Hi shinystuff6,
This is not my area of expertise, but in my experience, this series is tough if you are a stickler for strike quality. The usual sticking point is the left hand of Lady Liberty which is quite difficult to find struck up completely. The eagle presents its share of problems, too. I know of those who have resorted to the not inexpensive resort of buying a proof example to ensure a good strike, which is also not inevitably a guarantee.
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I'm know what you mean rexvictor, I have been scouring the Walkers on ebay for a couple hours now and a well struck specimen is tough to find, even when looking at PCGS 65's. Doesn't seem to matter what date either, they just don't seem to come well struck on Liberty's hand and left leg of eagle. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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In addition to well struck examples, there are also marks, spots and toning that can adversely effect overall appeal and quality of Walkers, even in MS TPG coins. The best advice I can offer is this: keep looking at as many coins as you can and have patience. The are a lot of Walkers out there, and just keep looking until you find the best one you like. Good luck, and keep us informed!  |
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I know that this is not what you want to hear...the best struck walkers are the bullion versions!  I have yet to see (not that I have seen them all) a well struck (defined left hand) Walker that is within reason, price wise.  The eagle on the reverse is a different story. The branch mint's (Denver & San Francisco) are notorious for weak strikes. Philly's are where it's at, probably used more pressure alongside the proofs?  I have a 1942-D MS-XX (I want to play guess the grade with this one) and it still has a weak left hand.  You will probably have to have some pretty deep pockets to acquire the fully struck example that you are seeking...but they are out there, somewhere. Edited by oih82w8
10/28/2011 3:48 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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My best examples are a raw 1936 P and a pr64 1940 that have a full thumb.
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I would have to say that the best struck W.L.H. I've bought was in a 1939 proof set I got for my grandpa. That is the only great one I've seen in-person.
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The closest you could get to good strikes would be in the MS-67 range... That range is not for light pockets...
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You guys are making me re-evaluate some of my Walkers that I was sure are xf, now I'n not so sure they are not just weak strikes. Some of the MS coins above I would have graded AU, at best. Not knowing about their weak strikes.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Some of the MS coins above I would have graded AU, at best. Not knowing about their weak strikes. Which MS coins are you refering to? There are no coins shown in this thread.  |
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Wow, I was responding to an almost Identical thread, but there were pic from some auctions. Sorry for the confusion
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The 1916's are in high relief, and as close to AW's design as Barber allowed possible. The high relief of 1917 were struck durring the first 40 or so days of 1917, then the dies were reduced to low relief. Most high relief are well struck especially the 1916-D. The details of the high relief designs are stunning.
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