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I have a roll of 1941-1945 Walkers, but am having difficulty grading them. Specifically, I wonder if the eagle breast and leg are worn, or are they weakly struck. I don't know enough about these to know the difference. I would think that the linen lines running down the leg on the obverse, and the eagle feathers on the breast and leg on the reverse are the first hints of wear. They appear to show wear, but it is hard to tell. I know that on Morgans, weak strikes can look like wear. Here is a sample of 3 of them.    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd break these into three different topics. Philadelphia coins of this type usually come pretty well struck. All of these I would say are due to wear.
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02/01/2019 7:19 pm
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Yes these exhibit varying degrees of wear. It's especially obviously on the third one's leg. I would grade that one in the XF range. The first one looks AU. Hope this kind of answers your question.
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Bedrock of the Community
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A circulated coin can often be identified by diminished luster accompanied by abrasions and/or high point detail loss. None of those coins exhibit Mint State luster and all show high point detail loss. They are circulated.
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A circulated coin can often be identified by diminished luster accompanied by abrasions and/or high point detail loss. None of those coins exhibit Mint State luster and all show high point detail loss. They are circulated. Actually, that is the confusing part. They do show a lot of luster, but I don't think that is coming through on the pictures (which is problematic since I want to sell these). It is actually the amount of luster that was leading me to wonder whether they were weak strikes. It just seems inconsistent with an AU/XF coin. Unfortunately, I don't have any MS Walkers for comparison, and I didn't find the photograde examples that helpful. I wonder if they were lightly dipped, which might be confusing me concerning the luster. I appreciate everybody's replies. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU-50, EF-45 and EF-40 would be my guesses.
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU coins often (and usually should) display much of their mint luster. Even XF level pieces can display good luster. As you noted dipping can bring out luster that can be confusing.
If don't have any MS coins to view in-hand then look at some online images (like Heritage) of MS pieces. You should note the difference and will get more comfortable doing so over time.
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They appear to be in the high EF to low AU range.
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Rest in Peace
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When I grade Walkers I look at her head, breast plate , and skirt lines on obverse , also Breast feathers and feathers on Eagles left leg . All of your coins are showing some wear . Agree EF-45 to low AU . Her left hand and thumb is another thing all together , Sometimes found on MS-66 and higher .  |
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That's an interesting point about her left hand and thumb.
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