1918 Buffalo Possible 2 Feathers Help

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roach Valued Member United States 364 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 5:25 pm Hopefully there are some Buffalo nickel 2 feathers experts on here. I have this 1918 that is missing most/all of the third feather but there is something in the "spot" that is not quit the right shape of the third feather, and something just below that. There are heavy polishing lines throughout the coin and specifically in the 3rd feather area. Is what I am seeing the remnants of the third feather or is it clash marks from the reverse? I looked at an over-lay but unless the dies are rotated it didn't seem to line up. Any thoughts? The 1918 2 Feather is apparently one of the rarer ones (give the prices) Thanks Every-one! Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 8:28 pm There are still traces of the third feather. The "two feather errors" are just examples of over polished dies where the third and shallowest feather in the die has been polished away. Just a late die stage where the die should have been retired. Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 12/14/2020 9:21 pm there is still a trace of the 3rd. I have seen several TPG graded "2 feather" where there is still a small trace of feather. IMO those that are, we're done so incorrectly. There should be no trace of the 3rd feather to be considered a 2 feather. I have also personally submitted an example that shows even less than yours and still did not receive the designation. Report this Post to the Staff
mikev50 Pillar of the Community United States 1861 Posts	Posted 12/15/2020 4:44 pm very nice coin--but not 2 feathers--here is one that I have--1918s--2 feathers-- Edited by mikev50 12/15/2020 4:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jadenusa Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 01/23/2021 10:24 am I've seen these referred to loosely as 2-1/2 feather or 2-1/4 feather. Your coin is in fantastic shape, if you were looking to sell, I think you'd find a buyer, even with a little of the 3rd feather showing. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3619 Posts	Posted 01/23/2021 5:02 pm The true 1918 2-feather is ADO-2F-#9 in Pope's guide. It shows no trace of the third feather, and is fairly common below EF. Your coin may be an earlier stage or could be another die pair. The partially abraded third feather exists in multiple dates and mints in the series. (For example, a similar partially abraded third feather is a key die marker for the 1937-D three-legged variety.) It's still an interesting coin, and worth a 2x2. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/23/2021 7:59 pm I would call it one of those 2 1/2 feather Nickels . Report this Post to the Staff
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