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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I vote genuine but I think it is strange there are those marks by the leg... Tell him he should send it to a third party grader, such as ANACS. Not so much for the grade, but for the authenticity. Here's a photo of a genuine example for comparison:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like it is probably good.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7621 Posts |
It looks legit to me. Might as well send it to a TPG for authentication. I would recommend ANACS cause it's reasonably priced and has a decent turnaround time. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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and has a decent turnaround time.  I have always gotten my package earlier than expected with them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3058 Posts |
I've only sent coins to them twice though...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
968 Posts |
The weak back leg looks right but I can't see the pee stream. Though this is a fairly circulated coin so maybe it wore down or it just doesn't show in the picture? Still, I think it is real but this is absolutely one of those coins you need to send to a TPG to authenticate, at least if you ever want to sell it as being slabbed will get a big premium. I was at a coin show a while back and overheard a dealer saying he could identify an authentic 3-legger from the obverse. I didn't find out how he could do that. Has anyone else ever heard of this and know what to look for? |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the feedback so far, I'm glad I went through and double checked the coin instead of throwing it to the wayside!
I'll be talking to my friend today and hopefully we can get it sent out for authentication very soon!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks good to me as well.  to the CCF! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Looks like the legitimate article to me, too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Post the photos here please. Easy to do.
Getting past all of the ads on photobucket is not worth the time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4416 Posts |
Welcome to the CCF.
To be salable, the likely three-legger will need to be certified. The marks are suspicious, and the damage may result in a "details" grade. Good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
Looks good to me and I have one that is slabbed. It looks to be in Fine condition because horn is not distinct. I would send it to one of the grading companies since it could be worth some hundreds of bucks. My three legged 37-D went for about $700 but it was in EF.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
709 Posts |
If it didn't have the marks right where the missing leg is, I don't think there would be any doubt. It still looks pretty good though, more likely real than not is my vote. The mintmark looks deformed a little (right side of the "D" is thicker), maybe it took a hit? Nice pictures by the way. Good luck with the submission!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
All the Three legged Buffalo nickels look weird even the ones that are certified. The fourth leg just looks like it has been erased, but that is the way they look. Remember the poster that found one for $50 at a yard sale. I thought it was suspicious but it turned out to be good. It was a nice coin in EF I think. I would not buy a raw coin where I spend more than $100. Some of the certified coins I have seen look fishy. I saw certified MS63 Peace dollar yesterday and my AU coin looked better. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3058 Posts |
I do believe his was AU details, what a story though!
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