English citations of Walker

Noun: "(numismatic slang) a Walking Liberty half dollar" edit

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  • 1997 May 27, Hobby Markets, “New Numismatists Online Auction”, in rec.collecting.coins[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2023-01-03:
    Walkers are usually broken down and collected in 3 distinct sets. The short set consists of the 20 coins dated 1941-1947. Completing this collection provides a fun, intermediate, and reasonably priced goal for the new collector.
  • 2002 August 15, Fred A. Murphy, “FA: Last of the Walkers”, in rec.collecting.coins[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2023-01-03:
    Tonight, we're offering the last of the Walking Liberty Halves for awhile:
  • 2004 April 5, Ken Barr, “FS: 90% silver (Mercs/Walkers) -- SAVE US FROM THE SMELTER!”, in rec.collecting.coins[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2023-01-03:
    FOR SALE: 90% silver (Mercs/Walkers) ---- SAVE US FROM THE SMELTER! (plus other stuff)
  • 2004 April 29, Larry Louks, “Walking Liberty Defect”, in rec.collecting.coins[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2023-01-03:
    I snagged this 1943 Walker on eBay the other day, and pulled it out of my mailbox today. It's in an ANACS holder, graded MS64. The auction photo was such that I could see what appeared to be something on the coin, but couldn't tell if it was a scratch, a cracked die, or what.