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Valued Member
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Some of you might have seen a lot of coins from the D.L. Hansen collection being auctioned off by DLRC recently. I was able to pick up this 1945 FS-901 Walker, missing the initials of the designer Adolf A. Weinman. It's fun to have a little something from such an incredible collection.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congratulations. Nice pick-up!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Interesting. So this is definitely not a die-polishing issue?
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Pillar of the Community
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Cool!  Yes, yes... what Coinfrog said... tell us more please. |
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Valued Member
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This is from another forum-I don't know the name of the author. The cause of the missing initials is in fact from die polishing but this example I bought does seem to have no sign of the initials left, not just partial removal. From what I gather, that's a good thing. :-)
Forum quote: "During use the reverse dies were often lightly abraded ("polished") to remove surface imperfections and minor defects. If this was done too often, or too aggressively, the monogram "AAW" near the reverse rim could be partially or completely removed. (The monogram was raised on the die.) This variety is known for all proof years 1936-1942 and also for most production years after 1933.
In my book on 1936-42 proofs, I express the opinion that to be a "No AAW" coin, there must be no trace of the letters visible regardless of tilting at 10x magnification. (I use the analogy of 1922-D No D cents as guidance.)"
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
Here is the reverse only of a UNC 1943 with initials intact. They are in a "monogram" style design.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice pickup! Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
United States
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Very nice. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
Congrats! That is a cool pickup!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's worth buying these coins from highly regarded collections when they come up. I've still got a couple from EPN ex; Green and from Reiver and I wouldn't sell them.
This is quite a lovely coin!
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
Thanks everyone for all the comments. Fun stuff!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1479 Posts |
Nice example. I sold him a coin years ago with a short message "hope your pleased thank you for your business" haha he writes me back says "I will save the emotions until I see the coin" I cracked up no offense was taken at all - he's a bigshot and I tell ya his checks don't bounce so ol DeLoy's tops in my book.
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Bedrock of the Community
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So this is a legit variety - does it have a trading history?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Yes, it's a recognized variety.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Posted 12/22/2024 5:32 pm
