Request Advice On Purchasing Slabbed AU Walker

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texasmick Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 11/21/2006 11:46 pm A recent thread on a BU Walker led me to do some research on Heritage, which gave me the "iwants". Terrible, I know. While doing a bit more searching, I found two coins slabbed in PCGS holders as AU55 and AU58. They're for sale for $15 each. I'm looking for input. Does it make any sense to buy slabbed AUs? Should I use the money to buy a single MS63? Do you even like the coins? 1942 Obv: 1942 Rev: 1943 Obv: 1943 Rev: Edited by texasmick 11/22/2006 10:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 11/22/2006 03:28 am it makes sense if you like AU Walkers ,, Myself I like the unc walkers or the very worn F-12 or VG-8 the grey color of the lower grades is appealing. the mid grades with the broken luster on the high points just do nothing for me. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
grovey Valued Member United States 440 Posts	Posted 11/22/2006 07:43 am I am builing a war set of ms65 Walkers. It is a very slow and expensive project. I save and would rather spend the $$ on a nice 65 walker that will go up in value. They are stunning. Here is a picture of my 1946-s Edited by grovey 11/22/2006 07:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 11/22/2006 07:53 am Getting AU walker graded,and all my bu coin. I am thinking about doing that,so when I am not around any more my son wont get burned buy some dealer.Plus my coms,sliver mint-proofs sets? It make my head hurt thinking about it!! Report this Post to the Staff
texasmick Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 11/22/2006 09:28 am Grovey, that's certainly a spectacular coin. Rick, I really appreciate your comments. I guess what I was thinking was that if I bought a slabbed AU, I would study it and learn to see the markers that keep it from grading mint state. Slabbed is desirable, both for the experts' opinion on grade, but also for protection, as I would be handling it a lot. Eventually I would feel confident enough to buy raw BU coins and make a real investment. Secondarily, I was thinking that the average person wouldn't send in a $10 coin for grading. So if someone submitted a 1942, he must have thought it would grade BU. By extension, I thought that I could buy a real nice quality coin that fooled at least one person into thinking it was BU. Does any of that make sense? Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/22/2006 11:46 am I do have to say, those are two very very nice AU walkers there and for 15 bucks I don't see where you could go wrong with either one. I like all my coins slabbed myself (well until I started this Dansco album, now I crack them out) if for nothing else protection from the environment and easy saleability if need be Report this Post to the Staff
AuldFartte Pillar of the Community United States 830 Posts	Posted 11/22/2006 11:48 am Texasmick, the submitter undoubtedly thought he was going to get an MS grade. That happens all the time, and then, if he/she doesn't want an AU in his/her collection, it gets sold. I love AU-58s because they are usually perfect except for a tiny bit of "rub", and, IMHO, they have a lot nicer appearance (eye appeal) than anything that's MS-60 to MS-63. Personally I like both of those Walkers. I'd get the AU-58 in a heartbeat, but that's just my preference. If you want an awesome set of MS-65s like Grovey, then pass on those and save up for 'em. Just my Two Cents Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 11/22/2006 2:45 pm You can't go wrong for the price. AuldFartte raises an excellent point regarding high AU coins - they're generally nicer to the eye than anything below MS64. If you prefer to stick with MS coins, in my opinion you should go grovey's route. Gem MS Walkers are stunning coins, but lower MS grades tend to be baggy and distracting. Report this Post to the Staff
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