100% done with my Date Set of Walkers

After six years of working on my Early Set and Date set; I finally finished my One Per Date Set. I lucked onto a 1921-D and I had pondered buying it but the dealer's images looked like it had dull luster. The next day, in my office at work, I looked at the NGC images and the luster looked amazing for an early Walker. I couldn't get any work done, as that coin was on my mind. It also had a great strike and was problem free. I decided to try to buy it and called to make an offer, which was accepted by one of my favorite dealers.

The 2nd to last coin needed was one for the 1943 slot. This was the first time in my life that I bought a coin just because of the registry points. I wanted a 1943-S, b/c I try to buy the toughest mint marked coin for the year, in the highest grade that I can. But a 1943 P coin in MS 67 has 249 points more tan a 1943-S in MS 66, so I went with the 1943 P.

The last coin that I needed was a coin from 1934. I bought a sharp, lustrous 1934-D in MS 65 only to discover it had not one but TWO reeding marks on the reverse, which were distracting to me, so I quickly flipped it and even made $25 bucks. I noticed a 1934-D in MS 65 OGH, on a dealers website. This was a coin that I had not bid on in a previous auction, but wanted to. He had marked up 35% above the hammer price. I offered 15% over, which was eventually accepted. It has a FULL strike (including the HEAD, which is super rare for the issue). It is fuller and sharper than the Cajun Collection OGH MS 66 that sold for $3800, although not quite as clean and lustrous but close.

My set grades no lower than MS 64 and all of the 64s are in the early 1916-1933 years. The middle years and late years grade MS 65 through MS 67.

Also, 17 of 25 coins or 68% are the rarest mint marks for the year and 7 of 25 coins or 28% are second rarest for the year and only 1 coin or 4% is the most common for the year but it is the highest graded (MS 67).

Thank you to all my board member friends who have helped me along the way and through the years---including Bill Jones, Jom, Elbesaar (MFH ATS), Breakdown, Walkerguy21D (ATS), Dadams and many, many more that I am forgetting.

I also want to thank Jason Smith (DLRC) and Stuart & Vic (Bozarth Numismatics) for providing me with my last two coins for this set.

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