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I don't have a picture but I bought a three legged 1937-d Buffalo nickel today in VF-35 for $680 that was graded and slabbed from local coin shop. I think with that grade that coin has got to be worth about $800 because it is just shy of being in EF condition. Buffalo nickels are soft in the market. This is a good time to buy coins. I bet that coin might have sold for $1000 in 2014. My next act will be to buy a 1916 LSQ. My LCS says he has a good one for much less that $7000 with strong date. This will be a big purchase for me if I do it. |
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Outstanding Indian Gold!
Rare to see a + designator on gold. That's quite impressive.
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Love the reverse toning on that Morgan, SSK -- You should have PCGS flip it in the holder and show off that beautiful reverse! Not really a big Franklin collector but couldn't resist pulling the trigger on this one for $17...seller did not do like some of those other idiots and juice the pics to try to make it look like 20" mirror DCAM, thank the heavens. 1961 Franklin half dollar, PCGS OGH slab, PR65 CAM
  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
02/11/2016 7:31 pm
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If you can get Franklins at about slight premium over spot price of silver then you are getting a deal. I have complete set of Franklins mostly in AU condition. 90% silver which is not bad if you can get them for around $7-$8. The coin above is in a different category being graded MS65. Good deal I think and better in time.
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Another page full of awesome picks. Congrats everyone.  |
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Nice Franklin buy, paralyse! |
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a PROOF CAMEO (emphasis on cameo) Franklin for only $17?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!? WOWSA.... Okay... Well... If that isn't the best ebay steal ive see today I dont know what is... |
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I don't see how the reverse of that Franklin is worthy of the CAM designation.
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Seller pictures, I'll take pictures once it gets shipped, and for $17, I don't really care if it's CAM or not :P
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1914-D Buffalo nickel. The scratches on the reverse are a little distracting for me, but I'm pretty forgiving since these boys worked hard in commerce for many years. The date and mint mark are full and clear. That's what I really care about anyway. I'm happy with it.   Safe in the Dansco with the rest of his adopted siblings.  Edited by Darth Morgan
02/13/2016 3:04 pm
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I like Buffalo's with strong dates as well. Would you agree this coin is in Fine condition since the horns are not visible? When I buy the Buffs and LSQ's I want a strong date. To have half a date or almost invisible date is just not where it is at for me. Strong date makes up for many sins of omission or commission. I finally got a 1915-S with faint outline of a horn. All those nickels with mintage of less than 2 million tend to be expensive except for the 1931-S. It seems that older nickels that were in circulation really took a beating. 1913-S, Type 2 is much harder to find than 26-S, 21-S or 24-S in G to VF condition, but later coins get real expensive in EF and above. I wonder if 1913 varieties were heavily collected when they first appeared and then the thrill wore off in 1920's and beyond? Just like 1916 LSQ and 1916-D Mercury dimes were known to be rare and were heavily collected by the public. Get in Time Machine and go back and buy these and other rare coins, skip great depression and WWII and take advantage of gold booms etc. |
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