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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 425242, member: 15309"]This is a no brainer. The best way to complete a type set is get the best possible grade for the cheapest price. This usually means that you are looking for a common date coin that is not conditionally rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>The choice between these two particular coins is the Walker. Numsimedia Wholesale for the Walker in MS64 is $68 and jumps to $500 in MS65 because it is conditionally rare in gem state. The Buffalo is a common date Numsmedia lists wholesale at $55 & $83 for MS65 & MS66 respectively. Why purchase an MS65 when you can get an MS66 for only $30 more. So between these two coins the choice is clear, the Walker.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I would pass on both for the following reason. You can find much better type coins at a better value for both series. Consider that if you save your money, you can buy a 1938-D Buffalo MS67 for between $200-$250. I would much rather have an MS67 Buffalo in my type set. Also, you can get an MS66 walker in many different dates for $200. Don't settle when building a type set. Save your money and buy the best when you can afford it. Research the common dates and the seek those dates out in the higher grades until you find one that strikes you. JMO, good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 425242, member: 15309"]This is a no brainer. The best way to complete a type set is get the best possible grade for the cheapest price. This usually means that you are looking for a common date coin that is not conditionally rare. The choice between these two particular coins is the Walker. Numsimedia Wholesale for the Walker in MS64 is $68 and jumps to $500 in MS65 because it is conditionally rare in gem state. The Buffalo is a common date Numsmedia lists wholesale at $55 & $83 for MS65 & MS66 respectively. Why purchase an MS65 when you can get an MS66 for only $30 more. So between these two coins the choice is clear, the Walker. However, I would pass on both for the following reason. You can find much better type coins at a better value for both series. Consider that if you save your money, you can buy a 1938-D Buffalo MS67 for between $200-$250. I would much rather have an MS67 Buffalo in my type set. Also, you can get an MS66 walker in many different dates for $200. Don't settle when building a type set. Save your money and buy the best when you can afford it. Research the common dates and the seek those dates out in the higher grades until you find one that strikes you. JMO, good luck.[/QUOTE]
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