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Pillar of the Community
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Where are you seeing anything? I'd say its a Philly coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm seeing something, most likely a D
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This is where I'm looking:  |
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Most likely a D, possibly Philadephia, almost certainly not S. For a coin like this it almost doesn't matter. Retail for the 1926-S in G-4 is about $20. An acid-etched coin with uncertain mint isn't worth a whole lot more than face value IMO. Why not search out a no-problem 1926-S to purchase? If you buy this one I'll bet every time you look at it you will be wishing you had paid a bit more for a better one.
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Well... thanks people. I'm 99.99% sure it's not an S. If it were, it would be "THE" rare one. It didn't cost me anything so I'm not out anything.
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Looks like an S about the same as the toast looks like the virgin Mary. I can't stretch it into a D at all.
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This is acid dated correct? I'm bad at this type of thing, but I think that's because I'm not into them. Coins like this (like biggfredd said) can play tricks on your eyes. I could almost argue it's a Q mint, but that would just be trying to make a point.
Also as noted, you'd be better off buying a G4 no-problem. It would be worth the extra few dollars.
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You're right. I'll pick up a G4 and will be happy with it. However finding one for around $20 may be difficult as Jaobler mentioned.
Thanks for your responses.
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You could probably sell this for a few bucks to put towards the other one that you're interested in. You are not the only one to claim to see a D for the mint mark. And if I'm not mistaken, a G4 26-d would still be worth $8-$10. I don't know how much acid dating takes away from the value, but I feel like this coin has to be worth something.
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The the funny thing is before I started collecting buffalos I didn't really care for them. After I started getting several I found I really like the series. Now that I'm nearing completing the series I'm totally addicted. I look at my collection often and scour ebay and the coin shops in different towns looking for the missing ones. Once you start, you're hooked. |
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Back in the day, it was relatively easy (not necessarily cheap) to put together a Buffalo set. I cheated by buying a complete Barber dime set, and upgrading it to F+ average. Not many folks have that, there are prolly more Barber half sets. |
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Why would you even consider a coin the looks like this, you won't be happy with it because of its condition and you will never be certain of the mint mark if it even has one. From your scan I would say it has a 50/50 chance of no mint mark and a D mint mark. Paying the extra it takes to get a piece with no problems will bring you much more satisfaction than a "bargain" coin such as this. Ed ANA LM-3175 Dansco 7070 and 7171 |
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I don't know how much acid dating takes away from the value, but I feel like this coin has to be worth something Acid dates are worth a fraction of G4. This isn't even a "nice" acid date, worthless to most eyes |
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