First Wild Walker!

[Wilmingtonsilver]

Got my first teller tray walker today! It was the only half the bank had, and when she held it up I could barely make out the eagle on the back through the black of the coin. The coin is almost solid black, and it isn't paint, so it did not photograph well at all. Still it is my first wild walker! 1936.

 

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[maverick]

Very nice! I have recieved them in a roll from a teller before, but not right out of the tray. Great score Wilmington! HH, Maverick.

 

[CC-Hunter]

Congrats! Enjoy the feeling!

My first one came in the same box with my first Ben.

 

[OtlFrutiger]

Congrats! I remember that feeling.

 

[sagittarius98]

Since a 1936 half is worth melt, I would clean it. Normally I never clean coins, but if it was that black, I would do this probably:

Remove Tarnish from Silver

The silver does not go away, unlike polishing it.

 

[Wilmingtonsilver]

I will probably try this Sag. Thanks for the advice

 

[sagittarius98]

I will probably try this Sag. Thanks for the advice

It produces aluminum sulfide, which is highly toxic, but the amount produced is not big enough to poison you. Now if you had a big pot with thousands of those walkers, maybe.

 

[Bigheed]

Nice work! Walkers are always a treat to find!

 

[Wilmingtonsilver]

It produces aluminum sulfide, which is highly toxic, but the amount produced is not big enough to poison you. Now if you had a big pot with thousands of those walkers, maybe.

As someone who does a little precious metal reclamation with chemicals, I learned early on that all "cleaning" must be done in a well ventilated area. Thanks for the heads up and reminder though. You can never be too safe.

 

[maverick]

It produces aluminum sulfide, which is highly toxic, but the amount produced is not big enough to poison you. Now if you had a big pot with thousands of those walkers, maybe.

LMAO, Thousands of Walkers, don't we all wish, lol. HH, Maverick.

 

[sagittarius98]

LMAO, Thousands of Walkers, don't we all wish, lol. HH, Maverick.

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Obviously, almost all in that bag don't need cleaning I'm sure.

 

[sagittarius98]

As someone who does a little precious metal reclamation with chemicals, I learned early on that all "cleaning" must be done in a well ventilated area. Thanks for the heads up and reminder though. You can never be too safe.

Good advice. I did mine outside with a Barber dime I found for free in a coin album at the coin shop. It looked cleaned, but definitely shiny (ended up trading it along with 4 rosies and some holders for a Canadian 80% dollar). My friend only collects US, so he wasn't interested in the Canadian.

 

[cooper36]

Nice find!!!