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05/05/2023 02:39 am
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Very inteeresting, didn't know they were rare.
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Nice example!  |
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Personally, I wouldn't call it rare, but a cool example! There's actually a good number of struck through errors I've seen over the years, majority minor. This one is definitely a bit more extreme than the majority, but not a huge premium on these. Ive seen strike throughs sell anywhere from no premium to 5x premium, depending on condition, how extreme the strike through is, and what it was struck through. 1.5x-3x, depending on the previously mentioned factors, seems to be more the norm. Struck Through Grease, as this one appears to be, is the most common and brings the least premium. If I had to throw out a value on this one, $10-$20. |
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Greasers are fun to look at depending on the severity, yours is fantastic. Not sure I'd buy one but they are cool to find and save from bulk lots. My favorites are when words are missing but the area around them is untouched.
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Of course I didn't mean any strike through grease.
I should've been most specific, I meant these are rare of this magnitude.
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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05/05/2023 7:35 pm
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Pretty nice, almost completely obliterated the Five Cents. Any more grease upwards and this could have been a 'no foot (or no hooves anyway...)
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You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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05/05/2023 7:41 pm
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Ultimately comes down to the potential buyer. IMO, the ANACS example has better eye appeal. Better condition, and to me (just my preference) I like the missing of a couple letters, with the rest intact. I fear yours might details with the obverse scratch and I also question the surface originality. Just my 2 cents.
Cool example regardless!
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The ANACS one says FIVE NTS though. I find it more interesting than having all the letters missing. To each their own I guess.
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Yeah it's definitely a niche market Dearborn, you might be onto something! You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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05/05/2023 8:14 pm
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Thanks for sharing the images it is always interesting to see some of the variations you can get with the greasers. Agree that it is a larger affected area than you typically see. Premiums are probably largely set for eye appeal and uniqueness. In Ron Pope's book Abraded Die Varieties he showed a 1916 P of his with a missing buffalo front leg, similar to the 1937-D 3 legger, that was very likely from a greased filled die, don't know if they ever found a second but would imagine incredible premiums on something like that. It would be fun to get a general topic thread together on all the different variations of Buffalo nickel greasers if one hasn't been started before. |
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