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Valued Member
United States
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I started collecting walkers around 6 months ago and am wondering if so far I have made a good deal? 34-47 are in VF condition and my 38 d is in VF+. Below 34 are all g-f condition. I am into it around $750 (including dansco album) and am only missing the 21 p and d and 8 more "commons". How have I done so far?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
 If I can't see it, I can't believe it...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
Yeah, show us pics, but it sounds like you've done well so far. Greysheet says a full set in good or better should go for a little over $1000. You are are about on track for that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
buy the junk (common) dates near melt, then you're doing okay
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I still think they would look better in a Whitman Album.
That 38D is really climbing in cost at coin shows lately. Your doing great so far.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7187 Posts |
I love the Walking Liberty half set. It was began when I was a boy and then it was a fill the hole mission regardless of condition. With age my tastes were refined and I found myself replacing many of the lower grade coins. Now I am short the 1916 s, 1921, and 1921 d but I will not fill the hole with a low grade coin. I like full breast in liberty and the eagle.   |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Muddler, that is my goal, to eventually see the set in AU or MS, but I have a lifetime to do that so I'm in no rush
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7187 Posts |
One advantage to replacing worn coins with higher quality is it builds my 90% stash.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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muddler, your Walkers are awesome...  You've had a few pics on before and, I always drool over them... now... my set... if I drooled, you couldn't see some of the dates...  Edited by SHAFTA9a
09/18/2012 3:56 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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And.. to the original poster, I would say you did very well for $750.00 on the coins you purchased..  And.. Welcome to CCF.. Edited by SHAFTA9a
09/18/2012 4:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks SHAFTA9a, if I remember right you have the old 1938 d that this one replaced.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Yup.. I do. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
The 1938-D is climbing in price?
For years, it was stagnant.
Much against my father's wishes, I spent $28 on a fine years ago. It was the only one missing
from the collection. He NEVER bought a coin.
The collection is long gone, EXCEPT for the 1921 p, d and s and the 38-D.
THOSE I am going to keep.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had the good fortune to complete a set (date and mint mark) of Walking Liberty halves a few years ago - all are in the G-4 to VG-8 range.....not an outstanding set, but a complete set. |
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New Member
United States
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A lot of sellers tend to undergrade "junk" silver - so it's pretty easy to find F-VF pieces at "average circulated" prices (but how I hate that term!).
I've got one of every Philly mint, plus the "S" mints in years where there were no Philly coins - 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1933.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I absolutely hate the term junk in reference to Walkers, Bens, Barbers etc. I really dont like it for the moderns either. The halves dimes and quarters I do sell for melt I simply call melt. Rupre, definitely a good start. The 21 pds and 38 d are going to be the four that kill you for AU. I would suggest getting them now before they increase even further. And since we are showing off 38 Ds   |
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Posted 09/17/2012 9:12 pm
