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Thoughts on this 1940 Walking Liberty half? Also, I'm trying to gauge brightness of photos, so I took two exposures of the reverse. Please let me know which of the two reverse side photos looks better (i.e. "correct brightness") on your screen, if you don't mind.    Edited by BudJillett
05/25/2020 1:39 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Tough call from these dark photos.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes, brighter photos would help.
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Rest in Peace
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Can't get a good feeling with these photos .  |
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Okay, I took and posted new photos. Couple people saying they're dark. So I took two exposures of the reverse this time. Please let me know which of the two reverse side photos looks right to you. Thanks, all!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like some minor circulation. AU-58 with a very weak strike.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like some minor circulation. AU-58 with a very weak strike Stupid question maybe, buy how can you tell it's a weak strike from just being worn? |
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Rest in Peace
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No hand or thumb at all and feathers and wings lack definition . Overall dull appearance of coin . I'll say an AU example that has been way over dipped  |
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Pillar of the Community
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AU-58, light wear, and seems to have some luster loss.
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>>Stupid question maybe, buy how can you tell
>>it's a weak strike from just being worn?
Wear will show as lack of definition + flatness + dullness, whereas a weak strike will show as lack of definition with luster still present—not wear/flatness so much.
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Pillar of the Community
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Wear will show as lack of definition + flatness + dullness, whereas a weak strike will show as lack of definition with luster still present—not wear/flatness so much. Yes but this this particular coin, liberty's leg and the eagles breast both look worn to me. Then again I'm not good at grading. |
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Pillar of the Community
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MS Details. Weak strike and definitely overdipped.
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>>Yes but this this particular coin, liberty's leg
>>and the eagles breast both look worn to me. Then
>>again I'm not good at grading.
I meant my previous answer as just something in general to coin grading, not specific to this coin. FWIW I'm new to this, but that was some info I had come across recently that I found helpful.
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Bedrock of the Community
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This coin still has original cartwheel luster so it would not have circulated enough to wear the center of the coin on both sides as the details indicate. Many of the early 40's S Mint Walkers have weak strikes. This one is very weak.
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05/26/2020 12:13 pm
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This coin still has original cartwheel luster so it would not have circulated enough to wear the center of the coin on both sides as the details indicate. Thank you |
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