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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;happycamper747, post: 2020860, member: 72687&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I&#039;m a newbie and I really learned a lot from this thread!&nbsp; Thank you!</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I just bought my first two Walking Liberty&#039;s. I started reading about a short set of 1940&#039;s but the folks at my local coin shop talked me into something I liked and suited my budget.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The first coin in the photos is the 1938-D (Good) for $60. I&#039;m happy to have it and I like the encrusted dirt!&nbsp; I can see what is left of the coin.&nbsp; I really like keeping them in Whitman Plastic Holders so I take them out of the box and look at them.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">My other purchase was a 1936-D (XF-45) for $17. There seems to be some toning in the field next to the rim on the obverse.&nbsp; The history behind these coins is fascinating.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I&#039;m leaving myself open here but what are some approaches towards collecting these beautiful coins on a budget?&nbsp; From a numismatic point of view?&nbsp; as in &#039;<i>...derive pleasure from the simple ownership of monetary devices and studying these coins as a private amateur....&#039;</i></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]365761[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365762[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]365764[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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