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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 4531922, member: 105571&quot;]I have seen a slabbed proof 1941 Walker where the dies were lapped so extensively that:</p><p><br /></p><p>- Liberty&#039;s outstretched hand was obliterated so that only the extreme tips of her fingers were visible.</p><p>- Adolph Weinman&#039;s initials were gone (typical of this date for lapped dies).</p><p>- The lower half of every letter in United States of America was completely gone.</p><p>- The foliage in the tree branch to the left of the eagle was almost gone.</p><p>- The feathers between the eagle&#039;s legs was gone.</p><p>- The obverse rays were only about 60-70% there.</p><p><br /></p><p>And many other weaknesses.&nbsp; I kind of wish I had bought this one now, as an example of the most extreme die lapping I think I have ever seen.&nbsp; Hard to contemplate when you consider that Proofs were supposed to be produced for collectors as high-end examples of the type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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