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Walking Liberty Half Dollar Patterns

Judd-1991 (formerly Judd-1798), Pollack-2056

According to Heritage Auctions, believed to be the earliest of the six varieties of patterns.

Differences

Obverse

- "LIBERTY" around top of obverse, not as spread apart as accepted version

- Smaller Liberty figure than on accepted design

- Lower "IN GOD WE TRUST" and different indentation as accepted version

- Added behind back heel

Reverse

- Same as Judd-1992

Walking Liberty Half Dollar Patterns

Judd-1993 (formerly Judd-1797a), Pollack-2055

Differences

Obverse

- Same as Judd-1992

Reverse

- Same as used on final design

Walking Liberty Half Dollar Patterns

Judd-1992 (formerly Judd-1797), Pollack-2053

Differences

Obverse

- Full length figure of Liberty

- "LIBERTY" in right field with appearing as LiberTy

- "IN GOD WE TRUST" larger than on the normal coin

Reverse

- "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" larger

- "HALF DOLLAR" appears above eagle

- "E PLURIBUS UNUM" below eagle

1844 Mort du général Bertrand, France.

Bramsen 2014 var.

 

25mm Link

 

These twelve sided death jetons for Bertrand were produced in a remarkable number of variants considering he was a relatively minor figure of the Napoleonic era.

That is in gorgeous shape!

I really have the yen to go and get a bunch of halves to look through. No time right now but the desire is gettting stronger everyday.

I plan on doing some roll searching this break. I have one burning question for the roll searchers out there:

What is the best combination of rolls to get for a given amount of money?

In other words, suppose I want to only spend $20. Should I get 1 roll of quarters, 1 roll of dimes, 2 rolls of nickels, and 2 rolls of pennies? What combinations do you sort through/recommend?

After Xmas I may shell out for more than $20 giving me more options.

Thanks,

George

Barber Coin Collectors' Society

Great for grading and other information.

Anyone know a good encyclopedia on this series?

Thanks,

George

Maybe one day someone will peruse this thread AND know that answer.

Ooh! 1949-S nickel found in brother's pocket change.

It's in good hands now. I need it for my album.

Standing or Walking for me!

Barber

Too big a head for the coin.

i'd rather flip an old standing lib to a teller. It seems perfect for the size of the coin.

Barber. It's just so right.

Kindly requesting an update to this thread.

Thanks,

George

Kindly requesting and update to this thread.

Thanks,

George

Ahh!! I really want to see these pics but I think the forum is outdated and the pics aren't attached anymore!

Coronet just seems so right for a coin that size and of that denomination.

Wow. Peace is winning. Woo!

I can't tell if I see wear or a weak die

Its a silver crown. Just the marker on the reverse center is brass. The brass part is from the original prime meridian which was marked by a brass line at the Greenwich Royal Observatory. On that page click on "Prime Meridian". There is also some info about the Observatory on the page and links from it.

Oh! I see the brass now.

The observatory is my favorite place to visit in London. I'm a geography nut.

Does someone mind resurrecting this contest? I don't have enough variety to do it myself. It's a great idea!

I apologize if it does exist somewhere.

2000 Isle of Man brass from original Prime Meridian at the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

I don't know the words to describe it, but I love the effect on the Queen. The nickels are great too.

Do you mean that coin is made of brass? And what do you mean from the original meridian? Did they rip up the marker and melt it?

For the small cent type set..almost 70 years old and looking young as a new born. BTW: I positively hate photographing slabbed coins!

Please put him in the "Grading Challenge" forum to see how many of us agree with the slab!

Radiant.

such high relief.

As a man of methods and efficiency: date and mint collection by series.

In coins:

-My Peace collection is nearly complete save for some high quality keys.

-My MS/PF65+ Walker collection is in its early stages. It takes a few hundred dollars just to add each coin. This is a series I persue when the other series are slowed down.

-I recently began an interest in a better grade (but still affordable) Barber dime series as well as the same in V nicks.

-Completing as much of my whitman albums from circulation is a goal.

In notes:

-My $1 silver certificate has covered a lot of ground. The series involves: 1923-1957, all signatures, all letters (A,B,C,D...), all design modifications, all experimentals, all seals, all stars, and anything else you can find in the Black Book. The only notes of the 50+ note series I need are some very hard to find ones easily in the $500+ range in an acceptable condition. Silver certificates mean a lot to me because I was with my father when he found one in change a couple years back, he told me what they were, and I thought of them as an exciting, affordable series with its own challenging notes to persue. I will add to this collection by going to earlier years and other denominations. Mark my words, by the time I am 30, I hope to have one of the nicest and most complete silver certificate collections ever. It's possible.

-I will start another series of US notes once I figure out which is worth my time and money (both very valuable and scarce to me). Any suggestions?

Thats about it. Nothing too exciting. You asked, so I told.

Hey, is the Final going to be posted sometime soon or am I just looking in the wrong place?

Also, why does it list August 26, 2006 as the date you posted this topic?

Sorry for the dumb questions.