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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What would you grade this 1917-D Buffalo at? What would you pay for it?  Edited by JJuliano
04/22/2017 08:14 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Oh thanks guys ,leave me to be the first comment on this tough Buff . all original , has wear in high spots ,real nice eye appeal . I would love to call this an EF-40 but the horn is just too weak .So now I'm caught in between a rock and a hard place . I'll let the Buffalo experts grade this one .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I will take a shot at VF35. A larger photo will be nice.
Edited by Coconutjoe
04/22/2017 09:14 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeh, something in the VF-30 or -35 area.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have it at vf20. Horn is almost gone. $75.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
04/22/2017 10:12 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is an awful strike on that coin. Looks like it still has some nice mint lustre though, so I'd give it an AU50.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF30. Agree there is a weak strike going on here, if it had a fuller horn an easy ef40
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, a split grade coin. Weak reverse holds it to low VF - only a 20 for my money.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd go VF-30 net due to that reverse. Not a fan of weak horn buffalos.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Me neither. This reverse dooms this coin to low VF money, imho.
Edited by Coinfrog
04/22/2017 8:30 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very weakly struck but amount of actual wear appears to be EF-45.
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Pillar of the Community
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This coin was graded at F-12 by ANACS. It is currently being offered for ~$58 - about the same as other VF20 graded samples. It has a generally nicer appearance than the VF20 graded ones but that horn - as others have said - is really hurting it. I am looking for one similar to this but I may wait due to the reverse issues. Of course that'll likely mean the cost goes up so I kinda torn. Any opinions welcome but thanks for your responses here.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seems like an ok price if you dont mind the horn. Looks good otherwise.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
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I would agree, details are vf but the weak reverse, esp. horn really detracts from final grade, unless you are looking for a cheap '16-D I would wait for one with a better strike
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Pillar of the Community
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Weak strike on the reverse. EF45!!
TOUGH COIN TO GRADE!!!
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Posted 04/22/2017 09:14 am
