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| 1917 DDR Buffalo Nickel XF40 - Restoration Candidate Or Not
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
 Posted 04/18/2025 4:54 pm
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Fellow coin error enthusiasts, I'd love your opinion on whether to send this special coin off for restoration or just let sleeping dogs lie. This is one of my favorite variety coins in the Buffalo series but the doubling is really minimized by the gunk. The fear is that if I send this off for restoration it will either 1. not be a candidate, 2. expose some previous cleaning, reducing it from a straight grade to a details. I would really love to see this photographed properly as well with a Trueview image. So, what would you do?
The original auction listing (although I purchased it on ebay from the previous owner): https://coins.ha.com/itm/buffalo-ni...nail-071515# |
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| 1916 S 5c 2 Feather Nickel?
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
Posted 01/18/2025 8:17 pm
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| Really RARE find there... there's a thread further down this forum on this topic along with an updated rarity scale for all 2 feather varieties. Based on the latest estimates this is the single hardest 2 feather to track down. Have you tried some acetone with a q-tip to see if it will clean up any? Where did you find it? Congrats! |
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| Two Feather Buffalo Rarity List
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
Posted 12/25/2024 3:53 pm
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@Tonyqt would love to see a photo of that AG03 1923! So few can be found, it would be a great reference point.
@mikev50 was your 1913-S won a few months ago at a Heritage auction? If so, I was bidding against you on that one! Capped out on what I was willing to spend, but the final hammer $ was still approachable given the rarity.
If 2 Feather varieties got half the attention of the 3-leggers... maybe some day. |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins |
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| Two Feather Buffalo Rarity List
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
Posted 12/23/2024 10:03 am
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Reviving this thread, with a humble pass by myself, 1buff2many & Ty2020 to modernize the 2006 rarity scale from the late Ron Pope - based on not only the updated graded population but also our own picking and personal non-graded 2F
collections. Hope this is helpful for those who have caught the 2 feather buffalo bug. The URS scale for reference can also be found below. Our counts include data through late 2023 and include 2+F and 2HF.
Year Rarity
1916 S - 6
1923 P - 6
1913 S Type 1 - 7
1915 D - 7
1920 D - 7
1926 D - 7
1913 P Type 1 - 8
1917 P - 8
1917 D - 8
1920 S - 8
1925 D - 8
1927 D - 8
1928 S - 8
1915 P - 9
1918 P - 9
1919 P - 9
1919 D - 9
1919 S - 9
1921 S - 9
1927 S - 9
1930 S - 9
1937 D - 9
1913 D Type 1 - 10
1917 S - 10
1918 S - 10
1920 P - 10
1921 P - 10
1929 S - 10
1916 P - 12
1925 S - 12
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| Eye-Popping Weekend 2 Feather Buffalo Auction Results
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
Posted 03/18/2024 12:40 pm
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For those of you who were not following the Greatcollections.com auction that closed last weekend, I wanted to share out some eye-popping results. Many of these coins were top-pop but the prices were off the charts. Exciting to see 2 Feather Buffalos finally getting the attention they deserve! To view photos, create a Great Collections account and look at closed auction listings.
1929-S Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 PCGS MS-62
$1,938 hammer, $2,180.25 with BP
1927-S Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 PCGS AU-58 (Toned)
$2,609 hammer, $2,935.12 with BP
1927-D Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 PCGS XF-45
$3,609 hammer, $4,060.12 with BP
(way too much 3rd feather left on this one for me but it didn't seem to matter!)
1926-D Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 PCGS AU-58
$4,250 hammer, $4,781.25 with BP
1925-S Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 (FS-016.641) PCGS VF-30
$853 hammer, $959.62 with BP
1921 Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 (FS-016.633) PCGS MS-62
$2,054 hammer, $2,310.75 with BP
(same as above, too much 3rd feather and this one is easy to find completely abraded)
1919 Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers PCGS MS-63 (Toned)
$926 hammer, $1,041.75 with BP
1918 Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 (FS-016.46) PCGS XF-45
$1,284 hammer, $1,444.50 with BP
1917-S Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 (FS-016.44) PCGS MS-62 (Toned)
$2,655 hammer, $2,986.88 with BP
1917 Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 (016.411) PCGS AU-58 (Toned)
$3,600 hammer, $4,060 with BP
1915 Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 (FS-014.91) PCGS MS-62
$1,138 hammer, $1,280.25 with BP
1930-S Buffalo Nickel 2 Feathers FS-401 PCGS MS-66
$2,900 hammer, $3,262.50 with BP
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| PCGS- Unsealed Slab, Missing Attributions~ Is There Any Quality Control?
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
Posted 08/10/2023 09:01 am
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| I've had similar issues with PCGS, specifically around variety submissions. They were clearly not ready for the pandemic burst of submissions and scrambled to hire less than qualified graders, specifically those with deficient variety experience. The worst thing a company can do that relies on detailed grading is to show inconsistency, especially when that same company positions themselves as the creme de la creme of the grading services. I bought into the hype and 'Brand' but let my membership lapse last year because of these issues. This has been going on for a while too... look no further than their own Trueview images by variety, which are LITTERED with false attributions. As a consumer the best thing I can do to send a message is, vote with my wallet, and I can tell you PCGS will no longer earn my business. |
| | Forum: Third Party Coin Grading (TPG): PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, ETC. |
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| 1913-S Type 2 Buffalo RPM
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
Posted 03/11/2023 5:02 pm
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Cool find, congrats! Hard to say on premium, it's already a key date in the series. I found two on Heritage but the pricing is over 15 years old now.
1913-S/S 5C Type Two--Clashed Dies--MS60 ANACS. A boldly struck pearl-gray key date Buffalo Nickel. A few faint slide marks... (PCGS# 3923)
Auction 376 | Lot: 5611 | Jun 2, 2005
Sold For: $1,092.50
1913-S/S 5C Type Two--Clashed Dies--MS60 ANACS. A lustrous cream-gray and chestnut-gold example of this low mintage collect... (PCGS# 3923)
Auction 416 | Lot: 984 | Sep 14, 2006
Sold For: $862.50
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| 1918 P Buffalo Lamination And Struck-Thru?
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jadenusa
Valued Member
United States
175 Posts |
Posted 03/02/2023 11:09 am
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Thanks for looking stoneman, this seems to have our other forum alumni mostly stumped! I'm a noob with both strike-thru's and major lams, but I was thinking it could possibly be both? Maybe the strike-thru caused enough distress to surfaces that it triggered the lam? The shelf-like step down on the left side is super interesting and the depth of the impression I've never seen before.
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. In addition to the Coneca cited die markers I'm also seeing some clear doubling on the braid knot, hair, and possibly the date. Here's the PCGS truview image in full resolution: 
