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Yes, he was! The 6 reported doesn't take into account the dozens of unreported ones, no doubt.  Also, my Breen book was published in 1988 so I'm sure lots more have been found since then. It'll take a few days to dig that out, I hope I can find it. And, I still haven't built my copystand, so I'm still floundering around with resting the camera on top of the jar thing. |
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Can you get a mini tripod, I think I paid about five bucks for the one I use.
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Well, I guess I could check into that, I'm still a beginner at photographing coins. That's probably easier than building a copystand. Maybe I'll check into that tomorrow.
I saw 7070's copystand plans on the photography forum and was thinking of trying that.
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I've got a 1918-D Walker with no initials in a ANACS holder listed as
Breen-5139 grade G 6. I've had it for years and really don't remember what I payed for it.
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So far my 36 is the only one without a Breen number .
Metalman
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I didn't think to look in the Cherrypicker's Guide for these until just now, having received my 4th edition Vol 2 just a couple of months ago.
They do acknowledge the 1945 Walker with no initials. Why they chose to list that one only, I don't know. They say: This is a very underrated variety.
I think on this one Breen says 4 known. But, that was 20 yrs. ago!
Values they list are VG, $30; VF $75; MS 60 $300.
Hmmm, I see these are worth more than I thought.
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To add to my last post, for the 1945 Walker with no initials, they call it URS 5, which according to their rarity scale means 9-16 known.
They also list a 1944 D which had no initials to which someone added some to the die by hand. They look very crude compared to the normal designer's initials. That one has the same value in the lower grades as posted above, but in MS 60 jumps to $500.
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Finally dug into my variety stuff which has been put away for years. I did find the 1943 S Walker with no AW. Coincidentally, while looking in the same box, some other junk silver Walkers were laying loose. First one I picked up was a 1943 with no initials! I'm beginning to think maybe when Breen says 4 reported, or 6 reported, his method was to hire a couple of guys to go through a bag of Walkers. In that bag maybe 4, 6, whatever, were found! Pics below: Image:  43_S.jpg98.04 KB Image: 43.jpg88.45 KB |
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hummm so I guess the 3 1929-s walking liberty's with no aw I have just acquired for a little over $45. dollars ain't to bad ... one a vg-8 that was $15. the fine 29-s was $19.85 and the other fine-15 was about 20.95 don't sound to bad 43-s fine-15 was 21.65 I pick up a 41-p Au-55 for 18.87 also
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Its funny. Some collect varieties and other call coins varieties when the dies wear out? The 1922 plain is one example. The three legged buffalo. These halves with the AW cleaned off the die. The speared Buffalo. The 1953-55 so called "Poor mans doubled die." Isn't a true variety made into the die from the first coin forward? Thus the term Doubled Die. Re-Punched Mint mark, Over date, and over mint mark. Seems unusual to me someone would pay extra for a worn out die struck coin? Give me a BU/early die state coin/with no bag marks/ high grade coin. But different strokes for different folks.
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