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To Crack Or Not To Crack: 1935 Buffalo Nickel DDR In ICG Slab.

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You can take a healthy slice of the credit for my Buffalo nickel cherry-picks. While I have grown familiar with some variety catalogs—namely Wexler, Variety Vista, and PCGS—all of the knowledge on hunting these varieties was learned 100% on CCF.


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obviously the two major DDOs steal the top billing

Hopefully this isn't a daft question. The 1916 doubled die obverse is obviously king. Is the second coin the 1918/7? I know the dates on Buffalo nickels were hubbed, not hand punched, so the FS-101 designation leads me to believe it's considered a DDO (similar to the 1943/2 Jefferson nickel).
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Hopefully this isn't a daft question. The 1916 doubled die obverse is obviously king. Is the second coin the 1918/7? I know the dates on Buffalo nickels were hubbed, not hand punched, so the FS-101 designation leads me to believe it's considered a DDO (similar to the 1943/2 Jefferson nickel).


It's a very good question! The 1918/7-D is a DDO, like the other wartime varieties during both World Wars. It's more common than the price would suggest, but the demand is high. Yes, the 1916 DDO and 1918/7-D are the top two Buffalo doubled dies.
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Thanks, I will file that away in the memory bank. =)

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so did you crack it out yet?

I decided against a crack out. Those areas of removed corrosion mean that there is really nothing that I can do to conserve the coin. If I take nice photos at some future point, I might change my mind about the keeping the slab.

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