My First substantial purchase, the birth of my collection!

Leadfoot · Jan 19, 2013

If the rest of your collection equals that coin, I think you will do just fine as a collector.

Nice start! Keep doing what you're doing. Be patient. Good luck...Mike

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green18 · Jan 19, 2013

Wow! Beautiful indeed, and congratulations on acquiring such a lovely piece. You seem to have the patience and wherewithal that many here lack......that being doing your research before pulling the trigger on a particular coin or series. One word of advice, if I may.....lose the 16x loupe. You don't need anything near that power to peruse coins. 4-7x works just fine and you ain't detecting all kinds of weird stuff.

geekpryde · Jan 20, 2013

WeirdFishes said: ↑

Having spent the last 7 months (with an average of 3 hours per day) reading numismatic books/literature, researching wonderful sources such as CoinTalk, traveling to the local coin shops with my 16x loupe to look at any and as many coins as possible, and searching bank rolls for errors, I have finally made my first real substantial purchase. My collection has finally been born and I am truly elated and proud to be the owner of this fantastic 1942 Walking Liberty Proof, NGC graded PF-66, with a green CAC sticker topping it off. I love the coin, and like so many other members have advised, I purchased the coin not the slab (but in this instance the slab is a great bonus no doubt). I have been drawn to beautifully toned coins and this one is no exception as you can see in the pictures. I would like to thank the wonderfully helpful and kind CoinTalk members who went out of their way to take time and provide me with really great information and direction (you know who you are). Ultimately I am thankful to every contributor to this great site, it is a superb base of wisdom and is invaluable to collectors of any and all levels.
-WeirdFishes

P.S.: I always try to take the best quality pictures possible but as I am sure many of you know, proof coins are especially difficult to photograph as was the case for me with this beauty. I did the best I could and I hope all of you like them.
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Great post and great pictures, showing off the colors and the "pop" the coin has. Welcome aboard.

Jwt708 · Jan 20, 2013

Wow! Stunning coin and great start!

silverfool · Jan 20, 2013

walkers have always been one of my favs. I have quite a few ms63-64 and my one proof is a '41 pf66 but no CAC. nice srart. now go for the '17 with mintmarks on both sides.

BRandM · Jan 20, 2013

WOW!! Absolutely beautiful coin...what a way to start a collection. I agree with the Ken about the loupe. I use a 7X and 10X, mostly the 7 though. Anything stronger and you're seeing things you don't need to. Any coin will look bad if you magnify it enough.

Bruce

mralexanderb · Jan 20, 2013

Nice start on your collection. Superb coin.

ldhair · Jan 20, 2013

Great start. Can't go wrong with a nice Walker.

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