1923-S Buffalo Nickel - XF Or Au? - Coin Community Forum

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BrickellCat Pillar of the Community United States 558 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 2:38 pm XF or AU? Report this Post to the Staff

hesgut Pillar of the Community 1028 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 3:19 pm I'll say AU-53. I see enough for AU, but especially with the toning, the luster evaluation for discerning different AU grades is really tough in pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9796 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 3:28 pm I call XF-45 a nice coin, it might get an AU grade as the 20's S mints are not always fully struck up. I had an AU in NGC holder that brought easy MS60+ money, the grade was based on the strike, but the luster showed no circulation wear, and a couple of Buf collectors at the show I was at competed for it saying it was one of the nicer ones they had seen in years. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 4:41 pm I will also go AU-53. Report this Post to the Staff
hesgut Pillar of the Community 1028 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 5:27 pm Quote: I call XF-45 a nice coin, it might get an AU grade as the 20's S mints are not always fully struck up. I had an AU in NGC holder that brought easy MS60+ money, the grade was based on the strike, but the luster showed no circulation wear, and a couple of Buf collectors at the show I was at competed for it saying it was one of the nicer ones they had seen in years. The NGC AU you had was bringing MS money because it was an MS coin. If there was no wear, there's no ifs or buts about it, it was mis-graded. TPGs by policy don't downgrade coins because of strike (unless you get to midrange MS and above), but they do often because of error. You see it a lot of buffalos and SLQs especially. This coin really deserves AU IMO. It has a split tail. The obverse isn't quite as good as the reverse, but I think part of that is the photo. If I sent this guy in and it came back XF (or below, crazy!) it break open the slab and either sell raw or resubmit. I personally wouldn't spend AU dollars on it, buts that's only because I buy and sell buffalos. If I were a collector building a set I'd be willing to spend at least AU-50 money on it raw. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 5:43 pm Looks AU to me. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 6:47 pm I agree with AU on this one. The reverse is superb. The obverse is always a tough call for me on this series. Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 10:59 pm looks AU to me. Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 11:07 pm Great coin, I'm going to say AU 55 on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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