Walking Liberty Half Grade Question

mklpatrick,

I'd have to say a high G 4, maybe on a good day VG 8?

mlpatrick,

Me too, I just got a copy of the official ANA grading standards this week, VG 8 requirements state entire design is weak, most details in gown worn smooth EXCEPT for coins after 1921, which must have half the stripes showing. Drapery across body is partialy visible. Reverse about 1/3 of the feathers visible, large feathers at the ends of wings well seperated. Eye is visible.

mlpatrick,

I got mine on ebay, it's a 6 th edition hardcover spiral bound version. I got it for 0.99 cents plus $2 shipping. I just checked Brent-Krueger online, they have them also for $12.95 + shipping, and the paperback version for $10.95, I'm sure other online dealers in numismatic supplies would have them also.

I can't speak for the NGC or PCGS guides because I don't have them (yet). All I've had previously was the Red Book. I would assume the NGC and/or PCGS guides would be helpful if you had a few coins you wanted to submit for certification, but I believe they would be based pretty much along the lines of the ANA guide. Maybe one of the more knowledgeable members could shed a better light on that for us both?

I have to agree with bilbo, id say vg-8. I love the pcgs book and the ngc is ok I prefer pcgs over ngc tho cant speek for ANA tho

Here is an original F-12 graded as such by NGC.

Now your Walker

I can't speak for the original poster, but I think it means the surfaces of the coin or the photo look like they have been worked with to give a coin that will end up being disappointing in hand a chance to sell for way more than it's worth. I can tell by the background who the seller is and for me personally it's a no-brainer--I won't deal with the seller under any circumstances for reasons I've enumerated elsewhere.




But what happens when a knowledgeable person grades it VG-8 with some questionable-looking surfaces and realizes it's worth about $12-20?
The 1923-S in this condition is not really as rare or costly as the price guides make it out to be. Lower grade ones are still to be found in junk, and higher grade slabbed VGs can be had for less than $30 (check out Teletrade).

I mean that the surfaces of coin looks to have been cleaned in the past. I would advise you to go to a coin show or a coin shop and look at some Walkers that have been cleaned and some that have not. If you buy clean ones now and later want to resale you may lose a lot of money.