If You Know Buffalo Nickels And Eye Appeal..

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Paratrooper I just asked my coin dealer if he had a 3-l3gged Buffalo. It's not the dealer last posted about regarding the large cent. It's another one who's further away and whom I trust. He said he sold one at his last show. He also said that he could look around for another. He needs to know what grade you are looking for. If he finds anything I'll let you know and then give you his email. He also sells on e-bay. So what grade are you looking for?

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Hi, I really appreciate you taking your own time to talk to your dealer. Especially for someone you don't really know on the internet. I'm primarily looking for low AU. I'm willing to consider XF-45 or high AU if I can get a really good deal. I'm also primarily looking for PCGS, but again, I'm willing to consider NGC or ANACS if the price is right.

Also, he's a dealer and understandably wants to make money. I'm kind of being a cheap skate and price shopping. I don't want to send him on a goose chase only to find I'm really stingy about price.

You'll generally see a range of Heritage prices for a given coin/grade/TPG. I'm looking to pay on the low side of that range.

No problem. It's obvious you very much want one and I would like to help a member if I can.

Are the images pictures or scans? If they are scans, it is possible that this coin has nice luster and would look completely different in-hand. I would tend to think it had not been cleaned (and definitely not as obviously as it appears in the pics). I think the pics are scans and, coupled with the slight loss of detail from picturing it within the holder, appears completely different in these images than it would in-hand.

What is the return policy? If there is a good return policy, I'd get this one.

In my opinion, if you are already willing to spend $1,000+ you might as well add 25% to that amount and get an example with "eye appeal." But if you have set your max $$$ maybe this coin IS for you? Obviously this coin is appealing to you (and in the end that's all that matters) otherwise you wouldn't have posted pics and requested advice/opinions. I usually find when collectors post/ask for opinions they are usually needing some convincing that the coin is or is not the right piece for them.