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1936 Buffalo Nickel For Your Grading Thoughts

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Found this amongst my dad's collection. Was wondering everyone's thoughts on a grade. Thanks in advance.

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Looks UNC to me.
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I'll go with AU58 on this one. Lovey Buffalo!
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Your coin comes from a matching late middle die state die pair with a bit of a soft strike and moderate die polishing. There is discoloration in the key contact areas, but that may not be evidence of circulation. When I enlarge the photos, they pixellate and I can't get a definite feel whether there is light circulation wear or just flatness from the die state and strike. What looks like white spots on the hair above the knot could be reflections from lighting or could be the very early start of some surface issues.

This coin may be 1936 DDR-002, WDDR-002.
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Pictures are a bit dark hiding the luster - I'm just going with a MS65
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Looks MS to me. I'll guess MS-64.
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What looks like white spots on the hair above the knot could be reflections from lighting or could be the very early start of some surface issues.


The white you are seeing are from the strobes I use in my photography. Thanks for a very informative response!
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