Guess the grade--PCGS 1941-S Walking Liberty Half

Please guess the grade this 1941-S PCGS graded Walker.



Please provide your reasons for your grade as well.

 

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MS 62 due to the strike.

 

personally, due to all of the rub on the leg, I can't grade it very highly. The flatness in the center of the coin is not flat strike it is wear. I think this because to me most of the other details are not struck sharply, but are still well struck. The luster breaks and exposes a layer beneath the original surface of the coin. In fact, I would grade it XF-45 but for the spectacular mint luster.

So, given the wear and the less than sharp strike, I'd grade it an AU-53.

 

I'll say MS-63, for it looks to be weakly struck, instead of that being wear. This was hard, LOL. I gave it a MS-63 also because the luster is nice, and it has good eye appeal. Nice coin. :thumb:

Phoenix

 

Reverse looks MS. Obverse shows wear on left leg/dress area. AU58.

 

Au-53

 

AU-55, I agree the strike is flat, but appears wear on eagle chest and liberty's hand area.

Jim

 

Ditto! :thumb:

Ribbit

 

AU53. Plenty of wear on the high points but still lustrous.

 

I'll go with what Dj said

 

I'm going to go with a lower MS a grade. I know those 1940s Walker's are known to be very weakly struck and the luster on the coin seems to be consistent on both the high and low points (and therefore I see no wear). So, I'll say it's MS.

 

XF45 obverse, AU58 reverse net AU53

 

AU-53. Lots of wear on libertys leg. Eagle leg feathers show wear.

 

I think this is one of those AU64 coins. The strike isn't all that good, but I love the luster.
It will be interesting to hear what NGC thought of the coin.

Speedy

 

That's probably going to be true. I think a 40s Walker is a great example of those too because the strike quality was so poor...most people can't tell a high AU from a low MS; I can tell you I sure can't (that's why I said MS).

 

What is the grade!?!?!?! Im getting really curious now.. Everyones grades are all over on this one!

 

AU 53 for all the good reasons above.

 

Me too.....C'mon Lehigh, tell us what it is.

 

i say MS-64 these coins are notorious for a weak strike. and it definatly shows IMO a weak strike.