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Looking at branching out to a new coin once again. This time Walking Liberty halves. I figured on getting a couple to make sure I really want to get into them deeper. Looking at 1940 and up as they are (or should be) affordable for me. My issue is I figured on getting somewhere in the AU55 range... NumisMedia FMV and some other guides call for about $23-$29 for quite a range of coins in this period. Usually I can find coins worst case scenario at book value. Seems these are all hitting around $40 on ebay. On cheap slabs website I can snag low MS grades at $35 (which obviously will be my best option price/grade wise if I cant get what I want). Before I post a want ad, am I being unreasonable to expect to pay book value on these?!? Any help or advice is appreciated. Thank you as always! |
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Cruise ebay and be patient. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Ugh... Patience  |
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What is that saying? Oh yeah, "patience is a virtue". Everybody is always looking for the golden deal on the 'Bay. Keep looking and you'll find what you seek. It just may take a little time Edited by Dave H
08/14/2013 4:26 pm
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That's probably the reason for $40 "Buy It now's" for $23 coins... people with lack of patience. Guess I'll have to do it the "right" way ;)
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What is that saying? Oh yeah, "patience is a virtue". Because of this saying, I made my own saying some time back, that if patience is a virtue, I am not a virtuous person. BUT when it comes to coins and buying a good deal, I have learned to force patience to get a better deal than what you usually see on ebay. Sometimes I get the better deal by dumb luck on ebay and sometimes I find the better deal at a LCS or show. But overall I agree that having a little patience saves good money in the long run. |
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You can get AU '40's WLH's for $15 or so a pop... I really wouldn't pay more unless it's one of the "tougher" dates. Tougher is subjective of course.
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You can get AU '40's WLH's for $15 or so a pop... I really wouldn't pay more unless it's one of the "tougher" dates. Tougher is subjective of course.
That would be ideal for me, especially just starting with them to build up a small collection... and to make sure they will hold my interest. Maybe I was just looking at the wrong time... I am starting to see some more reasonable offerings. |
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I would watch the auctions, in particular, larger lots. Find lots with nice XF AU coins, buy the lot, sell the lower grades, keep the ones you want. That could push prices even lower for you. That's how I've built my Barber half set, and a decent chunk of the earlier-dates in my Walker set.
If you're really attentive, you can occasionally find great deals. I bought a BU '34 for $22 once. :)
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08/14/2013 7:22 pm
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Wish I had known, I have a spare WLH that I could have added in with the Nickels.  |
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 Oh well, my bad, this was a new development... WL bug bit me |
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They are nice. (although they are older) I think of them as little sisters of ASE.  |
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The ASE's are actually what got me thinking of getting in to the halves :) |
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walkers are great, beautiful design and the short set (1940-1947) is easily attainable with patience. Don't be in a hurry there are lots of them. Make fair offers and don't get caught in a bidding war, there will be another coin available down the line. It took me close to a year to find a 1946 d to upgrade my set. If you go for the whole series be prepared to shell out some bucks for XF or better. I just pulled the trigger on a 1916 s to fill one of the last three holes in my set. One of her sisters.  |
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If you can find a decent coin show, you could find almost all of them. At one show I saw a complete set of Walker halves for sale. One dealer at most shows I've seen has 3 tables. One of them is almost all Halves and many, many Walkers for decent prices. Of course there are some with some really tuff prices. For example he had a 1917 S on Obverse for $2,600. A little out of my price range. |
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