Finally....
won one I wanted badly
Well I finally had a winning on-line bid of a really nice PQ coin{just my biased opinion}..I have had a tough time finding this 1917-D reverse Walker in an MS60-63 grade. The ones I see usually have the typically weak strike through the centers{common for this date with any of the 4 mintmarks} and very little, if any, feather detail on the eagles' chest on the reverse.There often seems to be an inconsistency to the grading of these coins...clean coins with toning and the weak strike can be either a 62 or 64...well struck specimens are rare and unless they have a lot of detracting marks get near/gem grades.I got very lucky on this one..this MS63 was purchased at between the 62-63 price and I think if I can get that tiny carbon speck removed and the coin re-graded it looks as nice as any 64..and struck as nicely for the date as any 65{ full lines on the skirt, flag, great head detail and full feathers..even a left thumb and 2 seperated fingers!!!}..regardless of anyone's opinion, it is a gem to me.....oh well, the image is too large to include with this journal entry
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