Walking Liberty Halves

I'd been wanting some Walking Liberty half dollars for a while now. I have a couple of these but wanted a larger quantity. I really like the design on the obverse, being the same as that on an ASE but in a slightly smaller size. The perched eagle with folded wings on the reverse is very nice too.

I like coins that are in real nice condition, so tend to buy AUs and BUs most of the time. These are not usually available in the older coins or if they are, they cost a small fortune. APMEX carries these in XF condition, which is quite nice too, but only from time to time. Most of the time, these are out of stock. I set up a notification so that when some came in, they would send me an email.

The 1st notification came while we were traveling on vacation, so I missed out on that batch. In a few hours, they were all gone, so it doesn't take long for these to disappear.

The 2nd batch did not notify me but I happened to be browsing their web site and spotted them on my own. They had 4 rolls in stock at a good price, so I ordered 2 of them.

A few hours later, I get an email from APMEX saying that they had these in stock but at a higher price than which I had just ordered them. Hmmm... what's up with that?

So, I go back to their web site, check my order, and the price is still the same as it was earlier. No change there, so all is good.

This shipment got to me in record time, so maybe APMEX now realizes that I am not John Dillinger or Clyde Barrow and they really can ship orders to me with assurance that they will be paid quickly and in full. I'm sure that this is not what they are thinking, but it can seem that way when an order is delayed for them to verify the check. I'm not really sure why this is necessary since all of my orders are secured by my platinum VISA card. Oh, well. I'm sure that they have had their share of problems with bad checks in the past and have developed their system to minimize that problem.

It would be pretty cool if they would start a Platinum, Gold, and Silver club for their clients who have excellent records of purchasing frequently and paying promptly. They could make special offers to these folks, ship immediately, give extra entries into their coin give-aways, etc. Not a bad idea but will they come up with it on their own? We'll see, I suppose.

Anyway, the coins arrive at my place and I open them with trepidation. Inside the box were 2 20-coin plastic tubes of some of the most gorgeous half dollars I have ever seen. They may be graded as XF but they look awfully close to AU to me:



My silver itch has been scratched for another couple of weeks. My small but growing hoard is now up to just over 74 ounces. I really like these coins and plan to buy more over the summer. Supposedly, summer is the slow time of the year for silver coins, with lower prices than at other times of the year. I don't know that this is true but have read that it is. Will have to see over the next 6-8 weeks if that really is the case. I hope that it is and that I can buy more nice looking bullion coins at good prices.