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Theres a p on the obverse and a s on th reverse now I didnt know there were to mint marks on Buffalo nickles That P is an F, and is the designer's initial (Fraser). If it were a P and it were a mint mark, it would mean they struck the obverse in Philadelphia and the reverse in San Francisco - which would be quite a feat. |
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Today received this beautiful coin by mail, I think it's authentic, weight is 5.05 grams, but appears to be very scarce date with "S" letter The way you state this, it makes me think you bought it not knowing it had the S mint mark. Was it sold to you as just a plain 1921? |
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I bought it from a seller who knew it was a rare "S" 1921 coin and described it as a "very collectible coin". But it does not seem to understand much of the quality of American coins, because I paid a fairly low price. About 250 euros. And since it is a very old coin dealer (though not American), I decided to release photos to check if there is any doubt about the authenticity of the coin. Now we are waiting for the result.
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Hmmmm....  |
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Wow very interesting I hope is is genuine. Good Luck to you!
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Looking forward to the PCGS results! Good Luck! |
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As far as the POSITION goes, I think you'll be fine. I pawed through a few dozen dateless 21-S examples I had on hand until I found this one. Yeah...I know it's hard to make a comparison between the two...one looks AU-ish and mine looks Junk-o-lish...but there's enough there for me to say I think you done good!   |
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Just curious. Does anyone know of a resource decribng mint mark location varieties due to different planchets for Buffalo nickels? I know there are several resources out there for LWC but I don't remember seeing them for these coins. I could troll ebay and work on my own but why reinvent the wheel? |
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Hi again all :) The coin was professionally cleaned by the PCGS dealer, showed a lot of lustre (He said that - I have not seen her yet), and I've just learned it was certified as MS61 in USA-PCGS-office - it's already added to the PCGS report. So, just for information, it is an authentic coin. :)
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It is less necessary to buy large volumes of coins when you can triple (plus) your investment on smaller quantities.  |
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Very nice!  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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I've just learned it was certified as MS61 in USA-PCGS-office - it's already added to the PCGS report. So, just for information, it is an authentic coin. That's great, glad to hear my concerns were unjustified. |
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