This coin seems to have almost full mint luster, but some of the details don't look that great. Is some of that caused by the strike, or is it all wear? Are there some die cracks on the obverse?
If it has strong luster (much more than shows in photo) it is strike; some of the earlier branch mint buffalos have this level of detail even in MS-65 grades.
The date and ribbon near the date are one of the first things to show wear and those are pretty sharp. Not saying this coin is MS by any means but I believe it is well preserved and close to it's orginial state. IMO this coin is mainly the result of a worn and broken die. Pretty cool really.
That coin is affected by severe die erosion and die cracks, that is quite possibly the worst Buffalo I have ever seen in regards to die wear. It is at least AU but there are a couple of significant scuffs on the cheek and above the braid. If it were uncirculated, it would probably only make MS-60 due to the limiting factors. The 1919-D is pricey in EF and above and if this coin had spent a short time in circulation, it would would have quickly dropped to VF.
I'm thinking textbook ms60, actually uncirculated but just a miserable strike or die wear. Circulation wear doesn't look like the date and ribbon, or the kind of detail loss on the lettering of both sides, and e pluribus unum. Letters wear near the rim, not just in the middle.
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