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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here are some closeup images of the 1945 No Monogram half dollar variety FS-901. 
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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What causes that Ken, over polished dies?
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Moderator
 United States
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Chancellor Sutler has one in a thread a couple below this, right now. Have a look.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1781 Posts |
The Mint dresses out dies routinely to remove superficial die cracks, clash marks, etc., to extend die life.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is this variety attributed to just one reverse die?
Chance
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Moderator
United States
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Given their scarcity I cannot imagine more than one die being involved. Walkers are almost pristine of varieties and haven't been much scrutinized for die pairs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are they scarce ... or are they scarce in mint state? I just bought this 45-P today. I thought it worthy of a closer look. Maybe ... maybe not. Hard to tell from that crappy picture, but it has the "lump" near the rim. This coin, however, doesn't appear as "smeared" in the area of the motto and the pine branch. Chance  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If it has the lumps as seen in my image and the monogram is missing it is probably from the same die. I'm only aware of one die.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks ... The "smeared" appearance of that branch that I'm seeing may be related to strike pressure then. Or it may be digital trickery. I bought a seated half that looked like it had a big gash across the shield on the obverse. The coin arrived and there wasn't a hint of a mark on the shield. May have been something on the lense. That's why buying from pictures is such an inexact science....especially when the pictures aren't so good.
Chance
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Neato variety!  Edited by oih82w8
05/02/2015 4:37 pm
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New Member
United States
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I just started on this site and have 2 1945 Walkers that are questionable. Only under high resolution 20X can you faintly see a portion of an outline for the W. Is this considered missing?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very probably, but that decision would be up to your buyer!
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Posted 05/02/2015 08:54 am
