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1930 S Buffalo

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Hi everyone, I just came upon this 1930 S Buffalo, and I am not that knowledgeable of this type of coin. How would you grade mine? What is the relative scarcity of this date/mint combination? And what type of value would you assign to it? (Redbooks always seem to be off the mark).



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 Posted 10/31/2013  9:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kanga to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks to me to grade Fine.
Common date/mm combo.
Retail $2.50
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kanga- Thanks!
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I'm thinking VF. But the rim is damaged.

It got full horn.
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I'd call it "VF details with minor rim damage". You could probably get $3.00-$5.00 for it.
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I agree with weerdsteev. VF with rim damage. That is NOT a full horn by a longshot. You must be able to see the tip for it to be full horn IMO. Lots of buffs have better obv than rev, this one looks pretty even. VF-20 is its max, maybe between 15-20. JMHO
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VF-30 details, rim damage.
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Seeing the pointy tip of the horn used to be a requirement for a grade of VF, but that particular standard seems to have been relaxed a bit in recent years.
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From photograde and others I think a full horn is required for XF-40 grade or above. From looking at thousands of buffs I don't think I've ever seen a full horn graded ( either by a TPG or just in general ) below XF. Most ebay buffs "advertised as graded XF" don't have a full horn - because they are overgraded by the seller 98% of the time it seems!
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